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package org.apache.rat.api;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;

import org.apache.rat.document.CompositeDocumentException;

public interface Document {

    String getName();
    
    /**
     * Reads the content of this document.
     * @return <code>Reader</code> not null
     * @throws IOException if this document cannot be read
     * @throws CompositeDocumentException if this document can only be read as
     * a composite archive
     */
    Reader reader() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Streams the document's contents.
     * @return not null
     * @throws IOException when stream could not be opened
     */
    InputStream inputStream() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Gets data describing this resource.
     * @return not null
     */
    MetaData getMetaData();
    
    /**
     * Is this a composite document?
     * @return true if composite, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isComposite();
}
