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package com.gc.iotools.stream.store;

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Davide Simonetti.
 * This source code is released under the BSD License.
 */

import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * 
 * Represents a Store that can be seeked to a random position.
 * 
 * 
 * All the data passed to this store must be remembered until {@link #cleanup()}
 * is invoked, in case a {@link #seek(long)} repositions on pa previously read
 * data.
 * 
 * 
 * @author dvd.smnt
 * @since 1.2.0
 * @see Store
 */
public interface SeekableStore extends Store {
	/**
	 * Reposition this Store on a previously read position.
	 * 
	 * @param position
	 *            position to read the data from.
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             If some error in the internal store happens.
	 * @throws EOFException
	 *             If a position is greater than the actual Store
	 *             size.
	 */
	void seek(long position) throws IOException;
}