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package org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.share.io;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * NameResolvers are responsible for converting string names
 * into InputStreamProviders, which encapsulate a remote file.
 * Implementations exist that support using URLs, Files, Class
 * resources, and the Servlet API to locate files, but other APIs
 * may be substituted.
 * <p>
 * In some cases, the resolved target file may have need to
 * locate support files of its own.  Since those support files should
 * be looked for relative to the target file, NameResolver supports
 * creating new relative NameResolvers.
 * <p>
 * Developers writing their own NameResolver should strongly
 * consider subclassing BaseNameResolver.
 * <p>
 * @see org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.share.xml.XMLUtils#getResolver
 * @see org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.share.xml.XMLUtils#setResolver
 * <p>
 * @version $Name:  $ ($Revision: adfrt/faces/adf-faces-impl/src/main/java/oracle/adfinternal/view/faces/share/io/NameResolver.java#0 $) $Date: 10-nov-2005.19:00:09 $
 */
public interface NameResolver
{
  /**
   * Given a name, returns an InputStreamProvider.  This
   * function should never return null - if the target
   * cannot be resolved, throw an IOException.
   * @param name the name of the target
   */
  public InputStreamProvider getProvider(String name) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Return the new NameResolver that should be used to resolve
   * names relative to a given name.  This function should never
   * return null - if the target cannot be resolved, return a
   * resolver that can only support absolute names.
   * @param name the name of the target
   */
  public NameResolver        getResolver(String name);
}
