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package com.buglabs.bug.module.gps.pub;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* NMEA raw data feed from GPS device.
*
* This service will be available to clients when a NMEA sentence generating device is attached to BUG. Clients
* wishing to parse raw NMEA data as it is read directly from the device should use this service.
*
* @author armoan
*
*/
public interface INMEARawFeed {
/**
* @return NMEA data as a stream
* @throws IOException on IO error with device file
*/
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
}