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This is the master POM file for Oracle's Implementation of the JSF 2.2 Specification.
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package com.sun.faces.facelets;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * The parent or root object in a FaceletHandler composition. The Facelet will
 * take care of populating the passed UIComponent parent in relation to the
 * create/restore lifecycle of JSF.
 * 
 * @author Jacob Hookom
 */
public abstract class Facelet {

    /**
     * The passed UIComponent parent will be populated/restored in accordance
     * with the JSF 1.2 specification.
     * 
     * @param facesContext
     *            The current FacesContext (Should be the same as
     *            FacesContext.getInstance())
     * @param parent
     *            The UIComponent to populate in a compositional fashion. In
     *            most cases a Facelet will be base a UIViewRoot.
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws FacesException
     * @throws FaceletException
     * @throws ELException
     */
    public abstract void apply(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent parent)
    throws IOException;
}