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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fonts.truetype;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * An interface for writing a TrueType font to an output stream.
 */
public interface TTFOutputStream {

    /**
     * Starts writing the font.
     */
    void startFontStream() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Returns an object for streaming TrueType tables.
     */
    TTFTableOutputStream getTableOutputStream();

    /**
     * Returns an object for streaming TrueType glyphs in the glyf table.
     */
    TTFGlyphOutputStream getGlyphOutputStream();

    /**
     * Ends writing the font.
     */
    void endFontStream() throws IOException;

}