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package org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.internal.parser.ComponentTemplate;
import org.apache.tapestry5.model.ComponentModel;
import org.apache.tapestry5.services.InvalidationEventHub;
import org.apache.tapestry5.services.pageload.ComponentResourceSelector;

/**
 * Provides access to cached {@link org.apache.tapestry5.internal.parser.ComponentTemplate}s. The source acts as a
 * invalidation event hub, and will broadcast invalidation events when any loaded template resource changes. The
 * listener for these invalidation events is the page source, which stores cached page instances.
 * <p/>
 * Any search for a template will end with success (a non-null template), but the template returned may be the
 * {@link ComponentTemplate#isMissing() missing template}.
 */
public interface ComponentTemplateSource
{
    /**
     * Provides access to a template. The template will be parsed as necessary. If no template for the exact component
     * is found, then the template for the component's parent is returned. In this way, it is possible for a component
     * to extend the behavior of its super-class without duplicating the super-class component's template.
     * <p/>
     * In some cases, the empty template will be returned.
     * 
     * @param componentModel
     *            model for the component whose template is to be accessed
     * @param selector
     *            defines locale and other information needed to locate template
     * @return the cached template instance
     */
    ComponentTemplate getTemplate(ComponentModel componentModel, ComponentResourceSelector selector);

    /**
     * Event hub used to notify listeners that underlying component template files have changed.
     * 
     * @see org.apache.tapestry5.services.ComponentTemplates
     * @since 5.1.0.0
     */
    InvalidationEventHub getInvalidationEventHub();
}
