package com.travelsky.perftrace.test.util.sresource.io;
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import com.travelsky.perftrace.test.util.sresource.resource.Resource;
/**
* Extended interface for a resource that supports writing to it.
* Provides an {@link #getOutputStream() OutputStream accessor}.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 3.1
* @see java.io.OutputStream
*/
public interface WritableResource extends Resource {
/**
* Return whether the contents of this resource can be modified,
* e.g. via {@link #getOutputStream()} or {@link #getFile()}.
* <p>Will be <code>true</code> for typical resource descriptors;
* note that actual content writing may still fail when attempted.
* However, a value of <code>false</code> is a definitive indication
* that the resource content cannot be modified.
* @see #getOutputStream()
* @see #isReadable()
*/
boolean isWritable();
/**
* Return an {@link OutputStream} for the underlying resource,
* allowing to (over-)write its content.
* @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
* @see #getInputStream()
*/
OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException;
}