SampledDataSequenceLoader.java

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package interactivespaces.util.sampling;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * A loader for data sequences.
 *
 * @author Keith M. Hughes
 */
public interface SampledDataSequenceLoader {

  /**
   * Save the data from the capture into the specified file.
   *
   * @param dataFile
   *          the file to save the data in
   * @param dataSequence
   *          the data sequence to save the data from
   */
  void save(File dataFile, SampledDataSequence dataSequence);

  /**
   * Load data into the enclosed data capture.
   *
   * @param dataFile
   *          the file to load
   * @param dataSequence
   *          the data sequence to load the data into
   *
   * @return the number of frames of samples in the capture
   */
  int load(File dataFile, SampledDataSequence dataSequence);
}