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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      /**
30       * @return the name of the current document.
31       */
32  	String getName();
33      
34      /**
35       * Reads the contents of this document.
36       * @return <code>Reader</code> not null
37       * @throws IOException if this document cannot be read
38       * @throws CompositeDocumentException if this document can only be read as
39       * a composite archive
40       */
41      Reader reader() throws IOException;
42      
43      /**
44       * Streams the document's contents.
45       * @return not null
46       * @throws IOException when stream could not be opened
47       */
48      InputStream inputStream() throws IOException;
49  
50      /**
51       * Gets data describing this resource.
52       * @return not null
53       */
54      MetaData getMetaData();
55      
56      /**
57       * Is this a composite document?
58       * @return true if composite, false otherwise
59       */
60      boolean isComposite();
61  }