freemarker-generator-base/src/main/java/org/apache/freemarker/generator/base/datasource/DataSourceLoader.java

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package org.apache.freemarker.generator.base.datasource;

public interface DataSourceLoader {

    /**
     * Check if the data source can be loaded by this instance.
     *
     * @param source source to be loaded from
     * @return true if the instance wold be able to load a data source
     */
    boolean accept(String source);

    /**
     * Load a DataSource.
     *
     * @param source source of the data source
     * @return DataSource
     */
    DataSource load(String source);
}