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014
015package org.apache.tapestry.services;
016
017import java.io.IOException;
018
019import org.apache.tapestry.IRequestCycle;
020
021/**
022 * Responsible for rendering the active page as the response. Works with the
023 * {@link org.apache.tapestry.services.RequestLocaleManager}to persist any change to the selected
024 * locale.
025 * 
026 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
027 * @since 4.0
028 */
029public interface ResponseRenderer
030{
031    /**
032     * Renders the reponse, using the current active page defined by the request cycle.
033     */
034
035    public void renderResponse(IRequestCycle cycle) throws IOException;
036
037}