IPackageDITAParser.java

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package org.apache.flex.compiler.asdoc;

import java.io.InputStream;

import org.apache.flex.swc.dita.IDITAList;
import org.apache.flex.swc.io.SWCReader;

/**
 * Interface used by {@link SWCReader} to parse DITA files containing ASDoc
 * information in SWCs.
 */
public interface IPackageDITAParser
{
    /**
     * Nil implementation of {@link IPackageDITAParser}.
     */
    static final IPackageDITAParser NIL_PARSER = new IPackageDITAParser()
    {
        @Override
        public IDITAList parse(String swcFilePath, InputStream stream)
        {
            return null;
        }
    };
    
    /**
     * Parses DITA information from the specified {@link InputStream}.
     * @param swcFilePath The name of the SWC file that contains the DITA information to parse.
     * @param stream The {@link InputStream} that reads the DITA information.
     * @return A new {@link IDITAList} or null.
     */
    IDITAList parse(String swcFilePath, InputStream stream);
}