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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services;
016
017import org.apache.tapestry5.Binding;
018import org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentResources;
019import org.apache.tapestry5.internal.parser.AttributeToken;
020import org.apache.tapestry5.internal.parser.ExpansionToken;
021import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Location;
022import org.apache.tapestry5.runtime.RenderCommand;
023import org.apache.tapestry5.services.BindingSource;
024
025/**
026 * Used by the {@link org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services.PageLoader} to create partialar page elements. This has
027 * evolved and focused to mostly concern bindings and expansions.
028 */
029public interface PageElementFactory
030{
031    /**
032     * Creates a RenderCommand for rendering an attribute, when the attribute contains expansions.
033     *
034     * @param componentResources identifies component
035     * @param token              token containing value with expansions
036     * @return render command to render the text with expansions expanded
037     */
038    RenderCommand newAttributeElement(ComponentResources componentResources, AttributeToken token);
039
040    /**
041     * Converts an expansion token into a command that renders the expanded value.
042     *
043     * @param componentResources identifies the component
044     * @param token              contains expansion expression
045     * @return command to render expansion
046     */
047    RenderCommand newExpansionElement(ComponentResources componentResources, ExpansionToken token);
048
049    /**
050     * Creates a new binding as with {@link BindingSource#newBinding(String, ComponentResources, ComponentResources,
051     * String, String, Location)}. However, if the binding contains an expansion (i.e., <code>${...}</code>), then a
052     * binding that returns the fully expanded expression will be returned.
053     */
054    Binding newBinding(String parameterName, ComponentResources loadingComponentResources,
055                       ComponentResources embeddedComponentResources, String defaultBindingPrefix, String expression,
056                       Location location);
057
058}