TextReadable.java

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package it.tidalwave.role.io;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of an object that can be read as a stream of characters.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface TextReadable
  {
    public static final Class<TextReadable> _TextReadable_ = TextReadable.class;

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * A default implementation which throws {@link IOException} when opening the stream.
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public static final TextReadable DEFAULT = new TextReadable()
      {
        @Override @Nonnull
        public Reader openReader()
          throws IOException
          {
            throw new IOException("Operation not supported");
          }
      };

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * Returns a {@link Reader} to read from the object.
     *
     * @return               the {@code Reader}
     * @throws  IOException  if the operation can't be performed
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public Reader openReader()
      throws IOException;
  }