fileservice/src/main/java/org/apache/asyncweb/examples/file/fileloader/FileLoader.java

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package org.apache.asyncweb.examples.file.fileloader;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.mina.common.IoBuffer;

/**
 * Interface for providing IoBuffer to File serving services.
 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
 */
public interface FileLoader {
	
	/**
	 * Provide an IoBuffer from a given File
	 * @param file the file to provide
	 * @return a buffer representing the file
	 */
	IoBuffer loadFile(File file) throws IOException;
}