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package org.apache.tapestry.services;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.tapestry.IRequestCycle;

/**
 * Responsible for rendering the active page as the response. Works with the
 * {@link org.apache.tapestry.services.RequestLocaleManager}to persist any change to the selected
 * locale.
 * 
 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ResponseRenderer
{
    /**
     * Renders the reponse, using the current active page defined by the request cycle.
     */

    public void renderResponse(IRequestCycle cycle) throws IOException;

}