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* Copyright 2008 biaoping.yin
*
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.frameworkset.util.io;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* <p>Title: InputStreamSource.java</p>
* <p>Description: </p>
* <p>bboss workgroup</p>
* <p>Copyright (c) 2007</p>
* @Date 2010-9-24 下午05:35:42
* @author biaoping.yin
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface InputStreamSource {
/**
* Return an {@link InputStream}.
* <p>It is expected that each call creates a <i>fresh</i> stream.
* <p>This requirement is particularly important when you consider an API such
* as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple times when
* creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is <i>required</i>
* that each <code>getInputStream()</code> call returns a fresh stream.
* @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
*/
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
}