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package org.apache.royale.compiler.filespecs;

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.Reader;


/**
 * The interface for file specifications.
 */
public interface IFileSpecification
{
	/**
	 * Returns the path of the file.
	 * @return The path of the file.
	 */
	String getPath();

	/**
	 * Creates a new Reader for the contents of file.  Important: The caller
	 * should call Reader.close() when it is done reading.
	 * 
	 * @return a Reader for the contents of the file.
	 * @throws FileNotFoundException 
	 */
	Reader createReader() throws FileNotFoundException;
	
	/**
	 * Get the last modified timestamp of the file
	 * @return	the last modified timestamp
	 */
	long getLastModified();
	
    /**
     * @return true if this file specification refers to an open document and
     * the {@link #createReader()} method returns a reader that reads the live
     * document buffer.
     */
	boolean isOpenDocument();
}
