gradle-master/subprojects/core-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/resources/ReadableResource.java
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package org.gradle.api.resources;

import org.gradle.internal.HasInternalProtocol;

import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * A resource that can be read. The simplest example is a file.
 */
@HasInternalProtocol
public interface ReadableResource extends Resource {
    /**
     * Returns an unbuffered {@link InputStream} that provides means to read the resource. It is the caller's responsibility to close this stream.
     *
     * @return An input stream.
     */
    InputStream read() throws MissingResourceException, ResourceException;
}
