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003 *
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017 *     dragos
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020 */
021package org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.rendering;
022
023import java.util.Collection;
024
025/**
026 * RenderingService core infrastructure.
027 *
028 * @author <a href="mailto:dm@nuxeo.com">Dragos Mihalache</a>
029 */
030public interface RenderingService {
031
032    /**
033     * Processes the given context and returns a collection of results.
034     *
035     * @param ctx the context
036     * @return the result
037     * @throws RenderingException
038     */
039    Collection<RenderingResult> process(RenderingContext ctx) throws RenderingException;
040
041    RenderingEngine getEngine(String format);
042
043    void registerEngine(RenderingEngine engine);
044
045    void unregisterEngine(String format);
046
047}