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package org.springframework.webflow.engine.builder;
import org.springframework.binding.convert.ConversionService;
import org.springframework.binding.expression.Expression;
import org.springframework.binding.expression.ExpressionParser;
import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
import org.springframework.webflow.execution.View;
import org.springframework.webflow.execution.ViewFactory;
import org.springframework.webflow.validation.ValidationHintResolver;
/**
* A factory for ViewFactory objects. This is an SPI interface and conceals specific types of view factories from the
* flow builder infrastructure.
*/
public interface ViewFactoryCreator {
/**
* Create a view factory capable of creating {@link View} objects that can render the view template with the
* provided identifier.
* @param viewId an expression that resolves the id of the view to render
* @param expressionParser an optional expression parser to use to resolve view expressions
* @param conversionService an optional conversion service to use to format text values
* @param binderConfiguration information on how the rendered view binds to a model that provides its data
* @param validator a global validator to invoke
* @param validationHintResolver a custom ValidationHintResolver to use
* @return the view factory
*/
public ViewFactory createViewFactory(Expression viewId, ExpressionParser expressionParser,
ConversionService conversionService, BinderConfiguration binderConfiguration,
Validator validator, ValidationHintResolver validationHintResolver);
/**
* Get the default id of the view to render in the provided view state by convention.
* @param viewStateId the view state id
* @return the default view id
*/
public String getViewIdByConvention(String viewStateId);
}