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034    package groovy.text;
035    
036    import groovy.lang.Writable;
037    
038    import java.util.Map;
039    
040    
041    /**
042     * A template is a block of text with an associated binding that can be output to a writer or evaluated to a string.
043     * 
044     * @author sam
045     */
046    public interface Template {
047        Writable make();
048        Writable make(Map binding);
049    }