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+/*
+ * reserved comment block
+ * DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER!
+ */
+// CatalogReader.java - An interface for reading catalog files
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors,
+ * as applicable.
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.resolver.readers;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.resolver.CatalogException;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.resolver.Catalog;
+
+/**
+ * The CatalogReader interface.
+ *
+ * <p>The Catalog class requires that classes implement this interface
+ * in order to be used to read catalogs. Examples of CatalogReaders
+ * include the TextCatalogReader, the SAXCatalogReader, and the
+ * DOMCatalogReader.</p>
+ *
+ * @see Catalog
+ *
+ * @author Norman Walsh
+ * <a href="mailto:Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM">Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM</a>
+ *
+ */
+public interface CatalogReader {
+    /**
+     * Read a catalog from a file.
+     *
+     * <p>This class reads a catalog from a URL.</p>
+     *
+     * @param catalog The catalog for which this reader is called.
+     * @param fileUrl The URL of a document to be read.
+     * @throws MalformedURLException if the specified URL cannot be
+     * turned into a URL object.
+     * @throws IOException if the URL cannot be read.
+     * @throws UnknownCatalogFormatException if the catalog format is
+     * not recognized.
+     * @throws UnparseableCatalogException if the catalog cannot be parsed.
+     * (For example, if it is supposed to be XML and isn't well-formed.)
+     */
+    public void readCatalog(Catalog catalog, String fileUrl)
+      throws MalformedURLException, IOException, CatalogException;
+
+    /**
+     * Read a catalog from an input stream.
+     *
+     * <p>This class reads a catalog from an input stream.</p>
+     *
+     * @param catalog The catalog for which this reader is called.
+     * @param is The input stream that is to be read.
+     * @throws IOException if the URL cannot be read.
+     * @throws UnknownCatalogFormatException if the catalog format is
+     * not recognized.
+     * @throws UnparseableCatalogException if the catalog cannot be parsed.
+     * (For example, if it is supposed to be XML and isn't well-formed.)
+     */
+    public void readCatalog(Catalog catalog, InputStream is)
+        throws IOException, CatalogException;
+}