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package com.google.android.libraries.mobiledatadownload.file;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for opening a file. Implementation is passed an {@link OpenContext} which provides
 * access to the backend, transforms, and other information that can be used to fulfill the open
 * request. For example, a ProtoOpener could simply invoke {@link
 * OpenContext#chainTransformsForRead} and pass that to the proto parser.
 *
 * <p>Openers also behave a little like builders in that their behavior can be parameterized. For
 * example, if an extension registry is required, it can be set on the opener before passing to file
 * storage.
 */
public interface Opener<T> {
  /** Invoked to open a file. */
  T open(OpenContext openContext) throws IOException;
}