1 /*
2 * JaspertReports JSF Plugin Copyright (C) 2011 A. Alonso Dominguez
3 *
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
5 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
6 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
7 * your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope
8 * that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
9 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
10 *
11 * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have
12 * received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
13 * library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
14 * Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA A.
15 *
16 * Alonso Dominguez
17 * alonsoft@users.sf.net
18 */
19 package net.sf.jasperreports.jsf.engine;
20
21 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
22
23 import net.sf.jasperreports.jsf.component.UIReport;
24
25 /**
26 * The Filler interface.
27 *
28 * @author A. Alonso Dominguez
29 */
30 public interface Filler {
31
32 /**
33 * Process the report component and fill it with the
34 * external data if needed.
35 *
36 * @param context current faces' context.
37 * @param component the report component.
38 *
39 * @throws FillerException if some error happens when processing the data.
40 */
41 public void fill(final FacesContext context, final UIReport component)
42 throws FillerException;
43
44 }