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package org.appng.api;

/**
 * Interface that optionally can be implemented by a
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link Taglet}
 * <li>{@link GlobalTaglet}
 * <li>{@link XMLTaglet}
 * <li>{@link GlobalXMLTaglet}
 * </ul>
 * If {@link #processPage()} returns {@code false}, the rest of the JSP-page will be skipped.
 * 
 * @author Matthias Müller
 * 
 * @see Taglet
 * @see GlobalTaglet
 * @see XMLTaglet
 * @see GlobalXMLTaglet
 */
public interface PageProcessor {

	/**
	 * Returns whether or not the rest of the JSP-page should be skipped
	 * 
	 * @return {@code true} if the rest of the JSP-page should be skipped, {@code false} otherwise
	 */
	boolean processPage();

}
