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package org.idempiere.print.renderer;
import org.compiere.print.ReportEngine;
/**
 * Content rendering service for report engine.
 * Implementation must be thread safe.
 * @param  Renderer configuration type
 */
public interface IReportRenderer {
	/**
	 * Get id of renderer
	 * @return renderer id (HTML, XLS, etc)
	 */
	String getId();
	
	/**
	 * Get renderer name
	 * @return renderer name
	 */
	String getName();
	
	/**
	 * Get MIME content type (text/html, etc)
	 * @return MIME content type
	 */
	String getContentType();
	
	/**
	 * Get file extension (without dot)
	 * @return file extension
	 */
	String getFileExtension();
	
	/**
	 * Render content for report engine
	 * @param reportEngine
	 * @param configuration
	 */
	void renderReport(ReportEngine reportEngine, T configuration);
	
	/**
	 * Is binary content
	 * @return true if content is binary
	 */
	boolean isBinary();
	
	/**
	 * Get configuration type
	 * @return configuration type
	 */
	Class getConfigurationType ();
}