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package com.devonfw.cobigen.api;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.util.List;

import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.exception.InputReaderException;
import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.extension.InputReader;

/** The implements operations for reading or processing inputs. */
public interface InputInterpreter {

  /**
   * Checks whether there is at least one input reader, which interprets the given input as combined input.
   *
   * @param input object
   * @return true if there is at least one input reader, which interprets the given input as combined
   *         input,false, otherwise
   */
  public boolean combinesMultipleInputs(Object input);

  /**
   * Resolves any input, which serves as a container and returns the list of contained inputs, which are valid for
   * generation.
   *
   * @param input container to resolve
   * @return the list of matching entries in the container or the input itself if it is not a container.
   */
  public List