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package org.xwiki.rendering.macro;

import java.util.List;

import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;
import org.xwiki.rendering.block.Block;
import org.xwiki.rendering.macro.descriptor.MacroDescriptor;
import org.xwiki.rendering.transformation.MacroTransformationContext;

/**
 * Represents a Macro, ie a mechanism to generate Rendering {@link Block}s, that we use as a way to either generate
 * dynamic content or simply as a way to reuse Blocks in content.
 *
 * @param <P> the type of the macro parameters bean
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 1.5M2
 */
@Role
public interface Macro<P> extends Comparable<Macro< ? >>
{
    /**
     * The priority of execution relative to the other Macros. The lowest values have the highest priorities and execute
     * first. For example a Macro with a priority of 100 will execute before one with a priority of 500.
     * 
     * @return the execution priority
     */
    int getPriority();

    /**
     * @return the macro descriptor
     */
    MacroDescriptor getDescriptor();

    /**
     * @return true if the macro can be inserted in some existing content such as a paragraph, a list item etc. For
     *         example if I have <code>== hello {{velocity}}world{{/velocity}}</code> then the Velocity macro must
     *         support the inline mode and not generate a paragraph.
     */
    boolean supportsInlineMode();

    /**
     * Executes the macro.
     * 
     * @param parameters the macro parameters in the form of a bean defined by the {@link Macro} implementation
     * @param content the content of the macro
     * @param context the context of the macros transformation process
     * @return the result of the macro execution as a list of Block elements
     * @throws MacroExecutionException error when executing the macro
     */
    List<Block> execute(P parameters, String content, MacroTransformationContext context)
        throws MacroExecutionException;
}

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Fix previous commit (More usage memory of @ComponentRole in favor of @Role) since we cannot remove easily old @ComponentRule when the interface is using generics...