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package com.codetaco.funnel.provider;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.ParseException;

/**
 * 
 * InputReader interface.
 * 
 *
 * @author Chris DeGreef [email protected]
 */
public interface InputReader
{
    /**
     * 
     * close.
     * 
     *
     * @throws java.io.IOException if any.
     * @throws java.text.ParseException if any.
     */
    void close() throws IOException, ParseException;

    /**
     * 
     * length.
     * 
     *
     * @return a long.
     * @throws java.io.IOException if any.
     */
    long length() throws IOException;

    /**
     * 
     * open.
     * 
     *
     * @param _inputFile a {@link java.io.File} object.
     * @throws java.io.IOException if any.
     * @throws java.text.ParseException if any.
     */
    void open(File _inputFile) throws IOException, ParseException;

    /**
     * 
     * position.
     * 
     *
     * @return a long.
     * @throws java.io.IOException if any.
     */
    long position() throws IOException;

    /**
     * 
     * read.
     * 
     *
     * @param row an array of byte.
     * @return a int.
     * @throws java.io.IOException if any.
     */
    int read(final byte[] row) throws IOException;
}