// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;

namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A factory which provides access to an <see cref="ITempDataDictionary"/> instance
    /// for a request.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ITempDataDictionaryFactory
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or creates an <see cref="ITempDataDictionary"/> instance for the request associated with the
        /// given <paramref name="context"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="context">The <see cref="HttpContext"/>.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// An <see cref="ITempDataDictionary"/> instance for the request associated with the given
        /// <paramref name="context"/>.
        /// </returns>
        ITempDataDictionary GetTempData(HttpContext context);
    }
}
