name : EngineInterface.php <?php /* * This file is part of the Symfony package. * * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com> * * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\Templating; /** * EngineInterface is the interface each engine must implement. * * All methods relies on a template name. A template name is a * "logical" name for the template, and as such it does not refer to * a path on the filesystem (in fact, the template can be stored * anywhere, like in a database). * * The methods should accept any name. If the name is not an instance of * TemplateReferenceInterface, a TemplateNameParserInterface should be used to * convert the name to a TemplateReferenceInterface instance. * * Each template loader uses the logical template name to look for * the template. * * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com> * * @api */ interface EngineInterface { /** * Renders a template. * * @param string|TemplateReferenceInterface $name A template name or a TemplateReferenceInterface instance * @param array $parameters An array of parameters to pass to the template * * @return string The evaluated template as a string * * @throws \RuntimeException if the template cannot be rendered * * @api */ public function render($name, array $parameters = array()); /** * Returns true if the template exists. * * @param string|TemplateReferenceInterface $name A template name or a TemplateReferenceInterface instance * * @return Boolean true if the template exists, false otherwise * * @throws \RuntimeException if the engine cannot handle the template name * * @api */ public function exists($name); /** * Returns true if this class is able to render the given template. * * @param string|TemplateReferenceInterface $name A template name or a TemplateReferenceInterface instance * * @return Boolean true if this class supports the given template, false otherwise * * @api */ public function supports($name); }