FinishableOutputStream.java

// Copyright 2001, FreeHEP.
package org.freehep.util.io;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * The FinishableOutputStream allows a generic way of calling finish on an
 * output stream without closing it.
 * 
 * @author Mark Donszelmann
 * @version $Id: FinishableOutputStream.java,v 1.3 2008-05-04 12:20:54 murkle
 *          Exp $
 */
public interface FinishableOutputStream {

	/**
	 * Finishes the current outputstream (compresses, flushes, caluclates CRC)
	 * and writes whatever is left in the buffers, but does not close the
	 * stream.
	 * 
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             if write fails
	 */
	public void finish() throws IOException;
}