/*
* #!
* Ontopia Engine
* #-
* Copyright (C) 2001 - 2013 The Ontopia Project
* #-
* 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
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*/
package net.ontopia.infoset.core;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;
/**
* INTERNAL: Factory that creates a Reader from a LocatorIF.<p>
*/
public interface LocatorReaderFactoryIF {
/**
* INTERNAL: Returns a reader that can read the contents of the
* resource referenced by the locator.
*
* @return A reader for the locator. An IOException is thrown if a
* reader cannot be created.
*/
public Reader createReader(LocatorIF locator) throws IOException;
}