org.exoplatform.portal.resource

Interface ResourceRenderer

public interface ResourceRenderer

An interface defining the renderer contract for a resource.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.exoplatform.commons.utils.BinaryOutput	getOutput() Returns an output stream for performing resource rendering.
void	setExpiration(long seconds) Instruct the renderer about the expiration time in seconds.

Method Detail

getOutput

org.exoplatform.commons.utils.BinaryOutput getOutput()

Returns an output stream for performing resource rendering.

Returns:

a stream

Throws:

IOException - any io exception

setExpiration

void setExpiration(long seconds)

Instruct the renderer about the expiration time in seconds. A non positive value means that no caching should be performed. The expiration value is relative to the date of the request.

Parameters:

seconds - the value in seconds