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* Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
*
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package com.google.common.io;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A factory for writable streams of bytes or characters.
*
* @author Chris Nokleberg
* @since 1.0
* @deprecated For {@code OutputSupplier<? extends OutputStream>}, use
* {@link ByteSink} instead. For {@code OutputSupplier<? extends Writer>},
* use {@link CharSink}. Implementations of {@code OutputSupplier} that
* don't fall into one of those categories do not benefit from any of the
* methods in {@code common.io} and should use a different interface. This
* interface is scheduled for removal in December 2015.
*/
@Deprecated
public interface OutputSupplier<T> {
/**
* Returns an object that encapsulates a writable resource.
* <p>
* Like {@link Iterable#iterator}, this method may be called repeatedly to
* get independent channels to the same underlying resource.
* <p>
* Where the channel maintains a position within the resource, moving that
* cursor within one channel should not affect the starting position of
* channels returned by other calls.
*/
T getOutput() throws IOException;
}