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package org.archive.io;
import java.io.Reader;
/**
* Interface for objects that can provide a Reader view of their
* contents.
*
*/
public interface ReadSource {
/**
* Obtain a Reader. Not named 'getReader' so that it is not
* considered a simple costless read-only property by
* bean-convention introspection tools.
* @return a Reader on this object
*/
Reader obtainReader();
}