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package org.scijava.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.scijava.plugin.HandlerService;
import org.scijava.service.SciJavaService;

/**
 * Interface for data I/O operations: opening and saving data.
 * 
 * @author Curtis Rueden
 */
public interface IOService extends HandlerService<String, IOPlugin<?>>,
	SciJavaService
{

	/**
	 * Gets the most appropriate {@link IOPlugin} for opening data from the given
	 * source.
	 */
	IOPlugin<?> getOpener(String source);

	/**
	 * Gets the most appropriate {@link IOPlugin} for saving data to the given
	 * destination.
	 */
	<D> IOPlugin<D> getSaver(D data, String destination);

	/**
	 * Loads data from the given source. For extensibility, the nature of the
	 * source is left intentionally general, but two common examples include file
	 * paths and URLs.
	 * <p>
	 * The opener to use is automatically determined based on available
	 * {@link IOPlugin}s; see {@link #getOpener(String)}.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param source The source (e.g., file path) from which to data should be
	 *          loaded.
	 * @return An object representing the loaded data, or null if the source is
	 *         not supported.
	 * @throws IOException if something goes wrong loading the data.
	 */
	Object open(String source) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Saves data to the given destination. The nature of the destination is left
	 * intentionally general, but the most common example is a file path.
	 * <p>
	 * The saver to use is automatically determined based on available
	 * {@link IOPlugin}s; see {@link #getSaver(Object, String)}.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param data The data to be saved to the destination.
	 * @param destination The destination (e.g., file path) to which data should
	 *          be saved.
	 * @throws IOException if something goes wrong saving the data.
	 */
	void save(Object data, String destination) throws IOException;

}

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