<?php
/**
 * Joomla! Content Management System
 *
 * @copyright   (C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
 */

namespace Joomla\CMS\MVC\View;

use Joomla\CMS\MVC\Model\BaseDatabaseModel;

\defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;

/**
 * Joomla Platform CMS Interface
 *
 * @since  4.0.0
 */
interface ViewInterface
{
	/**
	 * Execute and display a template script.
	 *
	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
	 *
	 * @return  void
	 *
	 * @since   4.0.0
	 */
	public function display($tpl = null);

	/**
	 * Method to get the model object
	 *
	 * @param   string  $name  The name of the model (optional)
	 *
	 * @return  BaseDatabaseModel  The model object
	 *
	 * @since   3.0
	 */
	public function getModel($name = null);
}
