DataReader.java

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package net.sf.jacclog.uasparser.internal.data;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.net.URL;

public interface DataReader {

	/**
	 * Reads the data of a file.
	 */
	Data read(final File file);

	/**
	 * Reads the data of an <code>InputStream</code>.
	 */
	Data read(final InputStream inputStream);

	/**
	 * Reads the data of a <code>Reader</code>.
	 */
	Data read(final Reader reader);

	/**
	 * Reads the data by an <code>URL</code>.
	 */
	Data read(final URL url);

}