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| package org.apache.james.mime4j.storage; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| import java.io.InputStream; |
| |
| /** |
| * Provides a strategy for storing the contents of an <code>InputStream</code> |
| * or retrieving the content written to an <code>OutputStream</code>. |
| */ |
| public interface StorageProvider { |
| /** |
| * Stores the contents of the given <code>InputStream</code>. |
| * |
| * @param in stream containing the data to store. |
| * @return a {@link Storage} instance that can be used to retrieve the |
| * stored content. |
| * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. |
| */ |
| Storage store(InputStream in) throws IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a {@link StorageOutputStream} where data to be stored can be |
| * written to. Subsequently the user can call |
| * {@link StorageOutputStream#toStorage() toStorage()} on that object to get |
| * a {@link Storage} instance that holds the data that has been written. |
| * |
| * @return a {@link StorageOutputStream} where data can be written to. |
| * @throws IOException |
| * if an I/O error occurs. |
| */ |
| StorageOutputStream createStorageOutputStream() throws IOException; |
| } |