1 /*
2 * Copyright 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.resteasy.hypermedia.renderer;
17
18 import java.util.Locale;
19
20 /**
21 * Provides localization information for specific locales.
22 */
23 public interface I18nProvider
24 {
25 // ********************************* Fields *********************************
26
27 // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------
28
29 // ****************************** Initializer *******************************
30
31 // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************
32
33 // ********************************* Methods ********************************
34
35 // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------
36
37 // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------
38
39 /**
40 * Returns localized information for the specified locale.
41 *
42 * @param locale the locale for which resource information is requested.
43 * @return the requested localized information.
44 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code locale} is <code>null</code>.
45 */
46 LocalizationProvider getProvider(Locale locale) throws NullPointerException;
47
48 // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------
49
50 }