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/*
 *
 * This file is part of Java 1.8 parser and Abstract Syntax Tree.
 *
 * Java 1.8 parser and Abstract Syntax Tree is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with Java 1.8 parser and Abstract Syntax Tree.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.github.javaparser;


import java.io.IOException;

public interface Provider {
    /**
     * Reads characters into an array
     * @param buffer  Destination buffer
     * @param offset   Offset at which to start storing characters
     * @param len      The maximum possible number of characters to read
     * @return The number of characters read, or -1 if all read
     * @exception  IOException
     */
    public int read(char buffer[], int offset, int len) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with
     * it.
     * @exception IOException
     */
     public void close() throws IOException;
    
}
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