pdfbox-trunk/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/font/FontProvider.java
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package org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * External font service provider interface.
 *
 * @author John Hewson
 */
public abstract class FontProvider
{
    /**
     * Returns a string containing debugging information. This will be written to the log if no suitable fonts are found
     * and no fallback fonts are available. May be null.
     * 
     * @return string with debug information or null
     */
    public abstract String toDebugString();

    /**
     * Returns a list of information about fonts on the system.
     * 
     * @return a list of FntInfo instances for all fonts on the system
     */
    public abstract List<? extends FontInfo> getFontInfo();
}
