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// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html;

namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Supports the rendering of view components in a view.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IViewComponentHelper
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Invokes a view component with the specified <paramref name="name"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">The name of the view component.</param>
        /// <param name="arguments">
        /// An <see cref="object"/> with properties representing arguments to be passed to the invoked view component
        /// method. Alternatively, an <see cref="System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{String, Object}"/> instance
        /// containing the invocation arguments.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> that on completion returns the rendered <see cref="IHtmlContent" />.
        /// </returns>
        Task<IHtmlContent> InvokeAsync(string name, object arguments);

        /// <summary>
        /// Invokes a view component of type <paramref name="componentType" />.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="componentType">The view component <see cref="Type"/>.</param>
        /// <param name="arguments">
        /// An <see cref="object"/> with properties representing arguments to be passed to the invoked view component
        /// method. Alternatively, an <see cref="System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary{String, Object}"/> instance
        /// containing the invocation arguments.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> that on completion returns the rendered <see cref="IHtmlContent" />.
        /// </returns>
        Task<IHtmlContent> InvokeAsync(Type componentType, object arguments);
    }
}