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 * Contributors:
 *    IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation 
 ****************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.draw2d.ui.render.awt.internal.svg.metafile;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.draw2d.ui.render.awt.internal.svg.metafile.IRenderableObject;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.draw2d.ui.render.awt.internal.svg.metafile.Record;

/**
 * This interface must be implemented by each class that handles a WMF metafile record.  
 * This is the basis for all metafile conversions.  
 * @author dhabib
 */
public interface IWmf2SvgConverter extends IRenderableObject
{
	/**
	 * Initializes the converter.  This method reads all required data out of the 
	 * specified metafile record.
	 * @param rec Record object containing all the data for this metafile record.
	 * @throws IOException if the data is not properly formed or unsupported.
	 */
	public void readWMFRecord( Record rec ) throws IOException;

}