/*
 * file:       ProjectWriter.java
 * author:     Jon Iles
 * copyright:  (c) Packwood Software 2005
 * date:       Dec 21, 2005
 */

/*
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
 * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

package net.sf.mpxj.writer;

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

import net.sf.mpxj.ProjectFile;

/**
 * This interface is implemented by classes which can create project files
 * from the contents of an ProjectFile instance.
 */
public interface ProjectWriter
{
   /**
    * Create a project file using the supplied file name.
    *
    * @param projectFile project file instance
    * @param fileName file name
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void write(ProjectFile projectFile, String fileName) throws IOException;

   /**
    * Create a project file using the supplied File instance.
    *
    * @param projectFile project file instance
    * @param file File instance
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void write(ProjectFile projectFile, File file) throws IOException;

   /**
    * Write a project file's content to the supplied OutputStream instance.
    *
    * @param projectFile project file instance
    * @param outputStream OutputStream instance
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void write(ProjectFile projectFile, OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException;
}