FileHandle.java

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package org.eclipse.xpand2.output;

import java.io.File;

public interface FileHandle {
    public Outlet getOutlet();

    public CharSequence getBuffer();

    public void setBuffer (CharSequence buffer);

    @Deprecated
    /**
     * @deprecated in order to support other storage systems as well. Might throw exception if used with a non java.io based persistence layer. 
     * Use #getAbsolutePath instead.
     */
    public File getTargetFile();
    
    public String getAbsolutePath();

    public boolean isAppend();

    public boolean isOverwrite();

    public String getFileEncoding();

    public void writeAndClose();
}