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package com.google.template.soy.shared.restricted;

import com.google.template.soy.data.SoyValue;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * Interface for a Soy function implemented for Java runtime rendering. Functions implementing this
 * interface will be used during Tofu rendering, and may also be used during optimization passes if
 * the function is also marked with annotation {@code @SoyPureFunction}.
 *
 * <p> Important: This may only be used in implementing function plugins.
 *
 */
public interface SoyJavaFunction extends SoyFunction {


  /**
   * Computes this function on the given arguments.
   *
   * @param args The function arguments.
   * @return The computed result of this function.
   */
  public SoyValue computeForJava(List<SoyValue> args);

}