Importer.java

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package tml.storage.importers;

/**
 * Interface for all importers. It defines what kind of files it can manage, 
 * basically by extension, and implements a method to obtain the plain text
 * version of the content.
 * 
 * @author Jorge Villalon
 *
 */
public interface Importer {
	/**
	 * @param content the text to clean
	 * @return the plain text version of the content
	 */
	public String getCleanContent(String content);

	/**
	 * @param fileExtension
	 * @return true if the importer can manage the extension
	 */
	public boolean isValidFileExtension(String fileExtension);
}