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 */
package org.xwiki.environment;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;

/**
 * Abstraction that represents an Environment (Java SE, Servlet, Portlet, etc) and provides API to access
 * environment-related data.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 3.5M1
 */
@Role
public interface Environment
{
    /**
     * Gets the directory for storing temporary data. The content of this directory may be deleted across restarts and
     * thus is not a safe place to store permanent/important data.
     *
     * @return a {@link File} object pointing to a directory that the application can use for storing temporary files
     */
    File getTemporaryDirectory();

    /**
     * Gets the root directory of a location for storing persisting data. Contrary to the Temporary Directory the
     * content of this directory is guaranteed to persist across time.
     *
     * @return a {@link File} object pointing to the root folder of the permanent directory
     */
    File getPermanentDirectory();

    /**
     * @param resourceName the full name of the resource to access (eg "/somefile.properties")
     * @return the resource location as a {@link URL} or null if not found
     */
    URL getResource(String resourceName);

    /**
     * @param resourceName the full name of the resource to access (eg "/somefile.properties")
     * @return the resource location as an {@link InputStream}
     */
    InputStream getResourceAsStream(String resourceName);
}

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