streamfactory.java

Java的面向对象数据库系统的源代码

// You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the terms of
// the Ozone Core License version 1 published by ozone-db.org.
//
// Copyright (C) 2003-@year@, Leo Mekenkamp. All rights reserved.
//
// $Id$

package org.ozoneDB.core.storage.gammaStore;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * <p>Factory pattern for creating streams which are 'inserted' into the
 * serialization-to-stream process. Can be used for compression, encoding,
 * buffering, etc.</p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:leoATmekenkampD0Tcom">Leo Mekenkamp (mind the anti sp@m)</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface StreamFactory {
    
    /**
     * <p>Creates an output stream that uses the given <code>OutputStream</code>
     * as its output.
     *
     * @param out stream to use for output
     */
    public OutputStream createOutputStream(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * <p>Creates an input stream that uses the given <code>InputStream</code>
     * for its input.
     * 
     * @param in stream to use for input
     */
    public InputStream createInputStream(InputStream in) throws IOException;
    
}