IRegionFileFormat.java

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package com.jcwhatever.nucleus.regions.file;

import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.regions.IRegion;

/**
 * Interface for a region file format.
 */
public interface IRegionFileFormat {

    /**
     * Get a new instance of a loader of the file format for a region.
     *
     * @param region           The region the loader is for.
     * @param filenameFactory  The filename factory used to get the region files.
     */
    IRegionFileLoader getLoader(IRegion region, IRegionFileFactory filenameFactory);

    /**
     * Get a new instance of a writer of the file format for a region.
     *
     * @param region           The region the writer is for.
     * @param filenameFactory  The filename factory used to get the region files.
     * @return
     */
    IRegionFileWriter getWriter(IRegion region, IRegionFileFactory filenameFactory);
}