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

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Writer for FASTQ formatted sequences.
 *
 * @since 3.0.3
 */
public interface FastqWriter
{

	/**
	 * Append the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to the specified appendable.
	 *
	 * @param <T> extends Appendable
	 * @param appendable appendable to append the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to, must not be null
	 * @param fastq variable number of FASTQ formatted sequences to append, must not be null
	 * @return the specified appendable with the specified FASTQ formatted sequences appended
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	<T extends Appendable> T append(T appendable, Fastq... fastq) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Append the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to the specified appendable.
	 *
	 * @param <T> extends Appendable
	 * @param appendable appendable to append the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to, must not be null
	 * @param fastq zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences to append, must not be null
	 * @return the specified appendable with the specified FASTQ formatted sequences appended
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	<T extends Appendable> T append(T appendable, Iterable<Fastq> fastq) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Write the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to the specified file.
	 *
	 * @param file file to write to, must not be null
	 * @param fastq variable number of FASTQ formatted sequences to write, must not be null
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	void write(File file, Fastq... fastq) throws IOException;

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

	/**
	 * Write the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to the specified output stream.
	 *
	 * @param outputStream output stream to write to, must not be null
	 * @param fastq variable number of FASTQ formatted sequences to write, must not be null
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	void write(OutputStream outputStream, Fastq... fastq) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Write the specified FASTQ formatted sequences to the specified output stream.
	 *
	 * @param outputStream output stream to write to, must not be null
	 * @param fastq zero or more FASTQ formatted sequences to write, must not be null
	 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
	 */
	void write(OutputStream outputStream, Iterable<Fastq> fastq) throws IOException;
}