gcc/libjava/classpath/javax/sound/sampled/spi/AudioFileReader.java

/* Audio file reader API
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package javax.sound.sampled.spi;

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

import javax.sound.sampled.AudioFileFormat;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;

/**
 * This abstract class defines the interface to audio file readers.
 * A concrete provider subclass will implement the methods declared
 * here.  These methods can be used to determine the format of
 * files, and to retrieve an AudioInputStream for a file.
 * @since 1.3
 */
public abstract class AudioFileReader
{
  /**
   * The default constructor.  Note that this class is abstract and
   * thus not directly instantiable.
   */
  public AudioFileReader()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Return the format of the given file as deduced by this provider.
   * If the format of the file is not recognized, throws an exception.
   * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
   * reading the file.
   * @param file the file to examine
   * @return the audio file format
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the file's format is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the file
   */
  public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(File file)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;

  /**
   * Return the format of the given input stream as deduced by this provider.
   * If the format of the stream is not recognized, throws an exception.
   * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
   * reading the stream.  Note that providers typically use mark and reset
   * on the stream when examining the data, and as a result an IOException
   * may be thrown if the stream does not support these.
   * @param is the stream to examine
   * @return the audio file format
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the stream's format is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the stream
   */
  public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(InputStream is)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;

  /**
   * Return the format of the given URL as deduced by this provider.
   * If the format of the URL is not recognized, throws an exception.
   * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
   * reading the URL.
   * @param url the URL to examine
   * @return the audio file format
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the URL's format is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the URL
   */
  public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(URL url)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;

  /**
   * Return an AudioInputStream for the given file.  The file is assumed
   * to hold valid audio data.
   * @param file the file to read
   * @return an AudioInputStream for the file
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the file's type is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the file
   */
  public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(File file)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;

  /**
   * Return an AudioInputStream wrapping the given input stream.  The stream
   * is assumed to hold valid audio data.
   * @param is the input stream to wrap
   * @return an AudioInputStream for the stream
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the stream's type is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the stream
   */
  public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(InputStream is)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;

  /**
   * Return an AudioInputStream for the given URL.  The URL is assumed
   * to hold valid audio data.
   * @param url the URL to read
   * @return an AudioInputStream for the URL
   * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the URL's type is not
   * recognized
   * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the URL
   */
  public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(URL url)
    throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
}