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/*
Copyright 2007-2009 WebDriver committers
Copyright 2007-2009 Google 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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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.openqa.selenium;


/**
 * Indicates a driver that can capture a screenshot and store it in different ways.
 * 
 * Example usage:
 * 
 * 
 * import static openqa.selenium.OutputType.*;
 * 
 * File screenshotFile = ((Screenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(file);
 * String screenshotBase64 = ((Screenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(base64);
 * 
 * 
 * @see OutputType
 */
public interface TakesScreenshot {
  /**
   * Capture the screenshot and store it in the specified location.
   * 
   * @param  Return type for getScreenshotAs.
   * @param target target type, @see OutputType
   * @return Object in which is stored information about the screenshot.
   * @throws WebDriverException on failure.
   */
   X getScreenshotAs(OutputType target) throws WebDriverException;
}