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package org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * This is an interface that resources that can provide an URL should implement.
 * This is a refactoring of {@link URLResource}, to allow other resources
 * to act as sources of URLs.
 * @since Ant 1.8
 */
public interface URLProvider {
    /**
     * Get the URL represented by this Resource.
     * @return the file.
     */
    URL getURL();
}