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package org.springframework.core.io;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* Simple interface for objects that are sources for an {@link InputStream}.
*
* <p>This is the base interface for Spring's more extensive {@link Resource} interface.
*
* <p>For single-use streams, {@link InputStreamResource} can be used for any
* given <code>InputStream</code>. Spring's {@link ByteArrayResource} or any
* file-based <code>Resource</code> implementation can be used as a concrete
* instance, allowing one to read the underlying content stream multiple times.
* This makes this interface useful as an abstract content source for mail
* attachments, for example.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 20.01.2004
* @see java.io.InputStream
* @see Resource
* @see InputStreamResource
* @see ByteArrayResource
*/
public interface InputStreamSource {
/**
* Return an {@link InputStream}.
* <p>It is expected that each call creates a <i>fresh</i> stream.
* <p>This requirement is particularly important when you consider an API such
* as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple times when
* creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is <i>required</i>
* that each <code>getInputStream()</code> call returns a fresh stream.
* @throws IOException if the stream could not be opened
* @see org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper#addAttachment(String, InputStreamSource)
*/
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
}
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