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import org.nuiton.eugene.models.Model;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Contract to define a specialized {@link ChainedFileWriter} which generate no files but a memory model.
 *
 * @author Tony Chemit - [email protected]
 * @since 2.6.3
 */
public interface ChainedFileWriterToMemoryModel extends ChainedFileWriter {

    /**
     * Reads inputs files and load them in a unique memory model.
     *
     * @return the memory model loaded from input files.
     */
    Model getModel();

    /**
     * Gets the latest last modified time of physicial files used to load the memory model.
     *
     * @return the latest last modified of any files used to load memory model.
     */
    long getLastModifiedSource();

    /**
     * Gets the directory where to generate later files froma pplying template to this memory model.
     *
     * @return where to generate files from this model.
     */
    File getOutputDirectory();
}