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package org.apache.batik.apps.rasterizer;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * Interface used to handle both Files and URLs in the
 * <tt>SVGConverter</tt>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:vhardy@apache.org">Vincent Hardy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface SVGConverterSource {
    /**
     * Returns the name of the source. That would be the
     * name for a File or URL
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Gets a <tt>TranscoderInput</tt> for that source
     */
    InputStream openStream() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Checks if same as source described by srcStr
     */
    boolean isSameAs(String srcStr);

    /**
     * Checks if source can be read
     */
    boolean isReadable();

    /**
     * Returns a URI string corresponding to this source
     */
    String getURI();
}