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* Copyright 2010 JBoss Inc
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.drools.io;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
*
* Generic interface to provide a Reader or InputStream for the underlying IO resource.
*
*/
public interface Resource extends Serializable {
/**
* Open an InputStream to the resource, the user must close this when finished.
*
* @return
* @throws IOException
*/
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
/**
* Opens a Reader to the resource, the user most close this when finished.
* @return
* @throws IOException
*/
public Reader getReader() throws IOException;
}