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package org.apache.tapestry.l10n; | |
import java.util.Locale; | |
import org.apache.hivemind.Resource; | |
/** | |
* An interface that defines how to localize a particular resource. A default implementation will | |
* use {@link org.apache.hivemind.Resource#getLocalization(java.util.Locale)}, but this interface | |
* (and associated chain of command configuration point) allows for alternative approaches to | |
* localizing a resource. | |
* | |
* @author Howard M. Lewis Ship | |
* @since 4.0 | |
*/ | |
public interface ResourceLocalizer | |
{ | |
/** | |
* Finds and returns a localization of a root resource for the indicated locale. | |
* | |
* @param rootResource | |
* the base resource for which a localization is needed | |
* @param locale | |
* the locale to find a localization for | |
* @return the localized version of the resource, or null if not found | |
*/ | |
Resource findLocalization(Resource rootResource, Locale locale); | |
} |