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package org.biojava.nbio.sequencing.io.fastq;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Reader for FASTQ formatted sequences.
 *
 * @since 3.0.3
 */
public interface FastqReader
{

	/**
	 * Parse the specified readable.
	 *
	 * @param readable readable, must not be null
	 * @param listener low-level event based parser callback, must not be null
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	void parse(Readable readable, ParseListener listener) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Stream the specified readable.
	 *
	 * @param readable readable, must not be null
	 * @param listener event based reader callback, must not be null
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	void stream(Readable readable, StreamListener listener) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Read zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences from the specified file.
	 *
	 * @param file file to read from, must not be null
	 * @return zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences read from the specified file
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	Iterable<Fastq> read(File file) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Read zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences from the specified url.
	 *
	 * @param url URL to read from, must not be null
	 * @return zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences read from the specified url
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	Iterable<Fastq> read(URL url) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Read zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences from the specified input stream.
	 *
	 * @param inputStream input stream to read from, must not be null
	 * @return zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences read from the specified input stream
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	Iterable<Fastq> read(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException;
}