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Created: jue jul 29 09:42:56 ART 2004
Authors: Martín Marrese <m_marrese@argentina.com>
         Leandro Lucarella <luca@llucax.hn.org>
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$Id$
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/**
 * Templates interface for mlib.
 * This interface define the basic behavoir of all the template implementations
 * in mlib. It has 4 method which are the only ones you should use when drawing
 * your components.
 *
 * @todo Add a global example using all the methods.
 * @author Leandro Lucarella <luca@llucax.hn.org>
 * @author Martín Marrese <m_marrese@argentina.com>
 * @since  1.0
 */
class /* interface */ MLIB_Tpl {
    
    /**
     * Returns a parsed template.
     * This function parses a template $name in the $group (or the current group
     * if it's null), replacing the variables specified by $vars. $vars can be a
     * string (in which case it's replaced by the value $val) or an asociative
     * array, where the keys are the variables to replace and the values are the
     * text to put in the place of the variable.
     *
     * @param string $name Name of template to parse.
     * @param mixed $vars Variables to replace in the template.
     * @param string $val If $vars is a string, the value to replace
     *        for $vars.
     *
     * @return The parsed template $name (in $group) with its $vars replaced.
     * @todo Add an example.
     */
    function parse($name, $vars = '', $val = '', $group = null)
    {
        trigger_error('Not implemented!', E_USER_ERROR);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the group to use and add it to the groups stack.
     *
     * @param group Group to use (and add to the groups stack).
     * @todo Add an example.
     */
    function pushGroup($group = '')
    {
        trigger_error('Not implemented!', E_USER_ERROR);
    }

    /**
     * Removes the current group from the groups stack and returns it.
     *
     * @return Last used group.
     * @todo Add an example.
     */
    function popGroup() {
        trigger_error('Not implemented!', E_USER_ERROR);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current group from the groups stack.
     *
     * @return Current group.
     * @todo Add an example.
     */
    function getGroup()
    {
        trigger_error('Not implemented!', E_USER_ERROR);
    }

    /**
     * Tells if a template exists.
     * True if the template $name exists in $group (or the current group if
     * $group is null)
     *
     * @param  name  Name of the template.
     * @param  group Template's group. If it's null it uses the current group.
     *
     * @return true if template $name exists in $group, false if not.
     * @todo Add an example.
     */
    function exists($name, $group = null)
    {
        trigger_error('Not implemented!', E_USER_ERROR);
    }

}

?>