FileTypeIdentifier.java

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package org.eclipse.che.ide.api.editor.filetype;

import org.eclipse.che.ide.api.resources.VirtualFile;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * An interface for a file identification service.
 *
 * @author "Mickaël Leduque"
 */
public interface FileTypeIdentifier {

    /**
     * Returns a list of possible content types for the file.
     *
     * @param file
     *         the file to identify
     * @return a list of content type or null if identification failed
     */
    List<String> identifyType(VirtualFile file);
}