/*
* Copyright (c) 2009 Lockheed Martin Corporation
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.eurekastreams.server.service.actions.strategies;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* Retrieve a resource by various means, depending on the source.
*/
public interface ResourceFetcher
{
/**
* Build an InputStream for the requested resource.
*
* @param location
* identifies the resource to be loaded
* @return an InputStream for the requested resource
* @throws IOException
* thrown if the requested resource cannot be read
*/
InputStream getInputStream(String location) throws IOException;
}