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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.services.dynamic;
016
017import org.apache.tapestry5.commons.Resource;
018
019/**
020 * Parses a dynamic template based on a resource or an input stream.
021 * 
022 * @since 5.3
023 */
024public interface DynamicTemplateParser
025{
026    /**
027     * Given a Resource, parse the XML file into a template. The result is cached (using the Resource itself as the
028     * key). The DynamicTemplateParser is change aware; it will clear its cache if any underlying Resource
029     * changes, and will clear the Tapestry page cache as well.
030     */
031    DynamicTemplate parseTemplate(Resource resource);
032}