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package org.xwiki.displayer;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Map;

import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;

/**
 * Provides a way to access the HTML Displayer for the given type.
 *
 * @version $Id: 7e7a9929cd7491897c585973ef0c49f71e329f20 $
 * @since 10.11RC1
 */
@Role
public interface HTMLDisplayerManager
{
    /**
     * Retrieve the appropriate HTML Displayer based on the given type.
     *
     * @param  the type of the HTML Displayer
     * @param targetType the type used to retrieve the HTML Displayer
     * @return the HTML Displayer of type {@code }
     * @throws HTMLDisplayerException if the HTML Displayer cannot be found
     */
     HTMLDisplayer getHTMLDisplayer(Type targetType) throws HTMLDisplayerException;

    /**
     * Retrieve the appropriate HTML Displayer based on the given type and hint.
     *
     * @param  the type of the HTML Displayer
     * @param targetType the type used to retrieve the HTML Displayer
     * @param roleHint the component hint. Could be null for default component
     * @return the HTML Displayer of type {@code }
     * @throws HTMLDisplayerException if the HTML Displayer cannot be found
     */
     HTMLDisplayer getHTMLDisplayer(Type targetType, String roleHint) throws HTMLDisplayerException;

    /**
     * @param  the type of the HTML Displayer
     * @param targetType the type used to retrieve the HTML Displayer
     * @param value the value on which the display is based on
     * @return the html element based on the value and the type
     * @throws HTMLDisplayerException if an error occurs during the display
     */
     String display(Type targetType, T value) throws HTMLDisplayerException;

    /**
     * @param  the type of the HTML Displayer
     * @param targetType the type used to retrieve the HTML Displayer
     * @param value the value on which the display is based on
     * @param parameters parameters used while generating the html. Could be the attributes of an input for instance.
     * @return the html element based on the value and the type
     * @throws HTMLDisplayerException if an error occurs during the display
     */
     String display(Type targetType, T value, Map parameters) throws HTMLDisplayerException;

    /**
     * @param  the type of the HTML Displayer
     * @param targetType the type used to retrieve the HTML Displayer
     * @param value the value on which the display is based on
     * @param parameters parameters used while generating the html. Could be the attributes of an input for instance.
     * @param mode the display mode (view, edit, ...)
     * @return the html element based on the value and the type
     * @throws HTMLDisplayerException if an error occurs during the display
     */
     String display(Type targetType, T value, Map parameters, String mode)
            throws HTMLDisplayerException;
}