StringRenderable.java

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package it.tidalwave.ui.core.role;

import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of an object that can be rendered into a {@link String} as HTML markup.
 *
 * @stereotype Role
 *
 * @since   2.0-ALPHA-1
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface StringRenderable
  {
    public static final Class<StringRenderable> _StringRenderable_ = StringRenderable.class;

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Renders the attached object into a {@link String}. The method accepts optional parameters that can be used to
     * control the format of the rendering; they are usually specific of the object attached to this role.
     *
     * @param  args  optional rendering parameters
     * @return       the string
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public String render (@Nonnull Object ... args);

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Renders the attached object appending to a {@link StringBuilder}. The method accepts optional parameters that can
     * be used to control the format of the rendering; they are usually specific of the object attached to this role.
     *
     * @param  stringBuilder   the {@code StringBuilder} to append to
     * @param  args            optional rendering parameters
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public default void renderTo (@Nonnull final StringBuilder stringBuilder, @Nonnull final Object ... args)
      {
        stringBuilder.append(render(args));
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Renders the attached object printing to a {@link PrintWriter}. The method accepts optional parameters that can
     * be used to control the format of the rendering; they are usually specific of the object attached to this role.
     *
     * @param  printWriter   the {@code PrintWriter} to print to
     * @param  args  optional rendering parameters
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public default void renderTo (@Nonnull final PrintWriter printWriter, @Nonnull final Object ... args)
      {
        printWriter.print(render(args));
      }  }