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16 package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.mapping;
17 
18 import java.util.Map;
19 
20 /**
21  * Creates URL patterns as Strings. A UrlCreator is passed is a set of parameter values and
22  * produces a valid relative URI.
23  *
24  * @author Graeme Rocher
25  * @since 0.5.5
26  */
27 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
28 public interface UrlCreator {
29 
30     /**
31      * Creates a URL for the given parameter values
32      *
33      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
34      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
35      *
36      * @return Returns the created URL for the given parameter values
37      */
createURL(Map parameterValues, String encoding)38     String createURL(Map parameterValues, String encoding);
39 
40     /**
41      * Creates a URL for the given parameter values
42      *
43      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
44      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
45      * @param fragment The URL fragment to be appended to the URL following a #
46      *
47      * @return Returns the created URL for the given parameter values
48      */
createURL(Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment)49     String createURL(Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment);
50 
51     /**
52      * Creates a URL for the given parameters values, controller and action names
53      *
54      * @param controller The controller name
55      * @param action The action name
56      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
57      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
58      * @return The created URL for the given arguments
59      */
createURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding)60     String createURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding);
61 
62     /**
63      * Creates a URL for the given parameters values, controller and action names without the context path information
64      *
65      * @param controller The controller name
66      * @param action The action name
67      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
68      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
69      * @return The created URL for the given arguments
70      */
createRelativeURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding)71     String createRelativeURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding);
72 
73     /**
74      * Creates a URL for the given parameters values, controller and action names without the context path information
75      *
76      * @param controller The controller name
77      * @param action The action name
78      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
79      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
80      * @param fragment The fragment to append to the end
81      * @return The created URL for the given arguments
82      */
createRelativeURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment)83     String createRelativeURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment);
84 
85     /**
86      * Creates a URL for the given parameters values, controller and action names
87      *
88      * @param controller The controller name
89      * @param action The action name
90      * @param parameterValues The parameter values
91      * @param encoding The encoding to use for parameters
92      * @param fragment The URL fragment to be appended to the URL following a #
93      * @return The created URL for the given arguments
94      */
createURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment)95     String createURL(String controller, String action, Map parameterValues, String encoding, String fragment);
96 }
97