<?php declare( strict_types=1 );

namespace StellarWP\Uplink\View\Contracts;

use StellarWP\Uplink\View\Exceptions\FileNotFoundException;

interface View {

	/**
	 * Renders a view and returns it as a string to be echoed.
	 *
	 * @example If the server path is /app/views, and you wish to load /app/views/admin/notice.php,
	 * pass `admin/notice` as the view name.
	 *
	 * @param  string  $name  The relative path/name of the view file without extension.
	 *
	 * @param  mixed[]  $args  Arguments to be extracted and passed to the view.
	 *
	 * @throws FileNotFoundException If the view file cannot be found.
	 *
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function render( string $name, array $args = [] ): string;

}