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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+
+package javax.sound.midi.spi;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import javax.sound.midi.InvalidMidiDataException;
+import javax.sound.midi.Soundbank;
+
+/**
+ * A {@code SoundbankReader} supplies soundbank file-reading services. Concrete
+ * subclasses of {@code SoundbankReader} parse a given soundbank file, producing
+ * a {@link javax.sound.midi.Soundbank} object that can be loaded into a
+ * {@link javax.sound.midi.Synthesizer}.
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ * @author Kara Kytle
+ */
+public abstract class SoundbankReader {
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a soundbank object from the URL provided.
+     *
+     * @param  url URL representing the soundbank.
+     * @return soundbank object
+     * @throws InvalidMidiDataException if the URL does not point to valid MIDI
+     *         soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
+     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(URL url)
+            throws InvalidMidiDataException, IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a soundbank object from the {@code InputStream} provided.
+     *
+     * @param  stream {@code InputStream} representing the soundbank
+     * @return soundbank object
+     * @throws InvalidMidiDataException if the stream does not point to valid
+     *         MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
+     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(InputStream stream)
+            throws InvalidMidiDataException, IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains a soundbank object from the {@code File} provided.
+     *
+     * @param  file the {@code File} representing the soundbank
+     * @return soundbank object
+     * @throws InvalidMidiDataException if the file does not point to valid MIDI
+     *         soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
+     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(File file)
+            throws InvalidMidiDataException, IOException;
+}