1 /*
2 * Copyright 2007-2013 smartics, Kronseder & Reiner GmbH
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package de.smartics.exceptions.report.renderer;
17
18 /**
19 * Interface for renderers to render character streams.
20 */
21 public interface TextRenderer
22 {
23
24 // ********************************* Fields *********************************
25
26 // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------
27
28 // ****************************** Initializer *******************************
29
30 // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************
31
32 // ********************************* Methods ********************************
33
34 // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------
35
36 // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------
37
38 /**
39 * Renders the text to the given buffer.
40 *
41 * @param buffer the buffer to append to.
42 * @param text the text to render.
43 * @return the given <code>buffer</code> for convenience.
44 */
45 StringBuilder render(StringBuilder buffer, String text);
46
47 // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------
48
49 }