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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