| /* | |
| * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001. | |
| * All Rights Reserved. | |
| */ | |
| package org.eclipse.compare; | |
| import java.io.InputStream; | |
| import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException; | |
| /** | |
| * An <code>IStreamContentAccessor</code> object represents a set of bytes which can be | |
| * accessed by means of a stream. | |
| * <p> | |
| * Clients may implement this interface, or use the standard implementation, | |
| * <code>BufferedContent</code>. | |
| * | |
| * @see BufferedContent | |
| */ | |
| public interface IStreamContentAccessor { | |
| /** | |
| * Returns an open <code>InputStream</code> for this object which can be used to retrieve the object's content. | |
| * The client is responsible for closing the stream when finished. | |
| * Returns <code>null</code> if this object has no streamable contents. | |
| * | |
| * @return an input stream containing the contents of this object | |
| * @exception CoreException if the contents of this object could not be accessed | |
| */ | |
| InputStream getContents() throws CoreException; | |
| } |