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013package org.apache.juneau.html;
014
015import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
016
017/**
018 * Defines an interface for resolvers of <js>"$W{...}"</js> string variables.
019 *
020 * <p>
021 * Widgets must provide one of the following public constructors:
022 * <ul>
023 *    <li><code><jk>public</jk> Widget();</code>
024 * </ul>
025 *
026 * <p>
027 * Widgets can be defined as inner classes of REST resource classes.
028 *
029 * <ul class='seealso'>
030 *    <li class='link'>{@doc RestHtmlWidgets}
031 * </ul>
032 */
033public interface HtmlWidget {
034
035   /**
036    * The name for this widget.
037    *
038    * @return A unique identifying name for this widget.
039    */
040   public String getName();
041
042   /**
043    * Resolves the HTML content for this widget.
044    *
045    * <p>
046    * A returned value of <jk>null</jk> will cause nothing to be added to the page.
047    *
048    * @param session The current serializer session.
049    * @return The HTML content of this widget.
050    * @throws Exception Error occurred.
051    */
052   public String getHtml(VarResolverSession session) throws Exception;
053
054   /**
055    * Resolves any Javascript that should be added to the <xt>&lt;head&gt;/&lt;script&gt;</xt> element.
056    *
057    * <p>
058    * A returned value of <jk>null</jk> will cause nothing to be added to the page.
059    *
060    * @param session The current serializer session.
061    * @return The Javascript needed by this widget.
062    * @throws Exception Error occurred.
063    */
064   public String getScript(VarResolverSession session) throws Exception;
065
066   /**
067    * Resolves any CSS styles that should be added to the <xt>&lt;head&gt;/&lt;style&gt;</xt> element.
068    *
069    * <p>
070    * A returned value of <jk>null</jk> will cause nothing to be added to the page.
071    *
072    * @param session The current serializer session.
073    * @return The CSS styles needed by this widget.
074    * @throws Exception Error occurred.
075    */
076   public String getStyle(VarResolverSession session) throws Exception;
077}