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package org.richfaces.component;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

/**
 * @author Nick Belaevski
 *
 */
public interface MetaComponentResolver {
    // TODO - do we want to make this configurable in web.xml?
    char META_COMPONENT_SEPARATOR_CHAR = '@';

    /**
     * Resolves and returns string identifying supported meta-component or <code>null</code> if provided meta-component name is
     * not a supported one.
     *
     * @param facesContext - current instance of {@link FacesContext}
     * @param contextComponent - instance of {@link UIComponent} that requested resolution of meta-component
     * @param metaComponentId - name of meta-component (without leading '@' sign)
     * @return clientId, one of supported meta-names such as @all, @this, etc. or <code>null</code>
     */
    String resolveClientId(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent contextComponent, String metaComponentId);

    /**
     * Provides replacement for unresolved meta-component names. Returns identifier string for the chosen substitution or
     * <code>null</code>
     *
     * @param facesContext - current instance of {@link FacesContext}
     * @param contextComponent - instance of {@link UIComponent} that requested resolution of meta-component
     * @param metaComponentId - name of meta-component (without leading '@' sign)
     * @return clientId, one of supported meta-names such as @all, @this, etc. or <code>null</code>
     */
    String substituteUnresolvedClientId(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent contextComponent, String metaComponentId);
}
