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// CatalogReader.java - An interface for reading catalog files

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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;
}