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package com.phloc.commons.io;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import com.phloc.commons.annotations.MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode;
/**
* Resource provider interface for readable and writable resources.
*
* @author Philip Helger
*/
@MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode
public interface IWritableResourceProvider extends IReadableResourceProvider
{
/**
* Check if this resource provider can handle the resource with the passed
* name. If there is no real check on whether your resource provider can
* handle it, simply return true.
*
* @param sName
* The name to check. May be null.
* @return true if the name is not null and can be
* handled by this provider, false otherwise.
*/
boolean supportsWriting (@Nullable String sName);
/**
* Get the resource specified by the given name for writing.
*
* @param sName
* The name of the resource to resolve.
* @return The writable resource. Never null.
*/
@Nonnull
IWritableResource getWritableResource (@Nonnull String sName);
}