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19  package org.apache.rat.api;
20  
21  import java.io.IOException;
22  import java.io.InputStream;
23  import java.io.Reader;
24  
25  import org.apache.rat.document.CompositeDocumentException;
26  
27  public interface Document {
28  
29      String getName();
30      
31      /**
32       * Reads the content of this document.
33       * @return <code>Reader</code> not null
34       * @throws IOException if this document cannot be read
35       * @throws CompositeDocumentException if this document can only be read as
36       * a composite archive
37       */
38      Reader reader() throws IOException;
39      
40      /**
41       * Streams the document's contents.
42       * @return not null
43       * @throws IOException when stream could not be opened
44       */
45      InputStream inputStream() throws IOException;
46  
47      /**
48       * Gets data describing this resource.
49       * @return not null
50       */
51      MetaData getMetaData();
52      
53      /**
54       * Is this a composite document?
55       * @return true if composite, false otherwise
56       */
57      boolean isComposite();
58  }