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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb index 6fb8cbb46c..73c19a0ae2 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb @@ -1,4 +1,19 @@ module ActionView + # This class defines the interface for a renderer. Each class that + # subclasses +AbstractRenderer+ is used by the base +Renderer+ class to + # render a specific type of object. + # + # The base +Renderer+ class uses its +render+ method to delegate to the + # renderers. These currently consist of + # + # PartialRenderer - Used for rendering partials + # TemplateRenderer - Used for rendering other types of templates + # StreamingTemplateRenderer - Used for streaming + # + # Whenever the +render+ method is called on the base +Renderer+ class, a new + # renderer object of the correct type is created, and the +render+ method on + # that new object is called in turn. This abstracts the setup and rendering + # into a separate classes for partials and templates. class AbstractRenderer #:nodoc: delegate :find_template, :template_exists?, :with_fallbacks, :with_layout_format, :formats, :to => :@lookup_context |