trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/FileProvider.java

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package org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * This is an interface that resources that can provide a file should implement.
 * This is a refactoring of {@link FileResource}, to allow other resources
 * to act as sources of files (and to make components that only support
 * file-based resources from only support FileResource resources.
 * @since Ant 1.8
 */
public interface FileProvider {
    /**
     * Get the file represented by this Resource.
     * @return the file.
     */
    File getFile();
}