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 * BigWarp plugin for Fiji.
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/**
 * License: GPL
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 2
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */
package bigwarp.loader;

import mpicbg.spim.data.generic.AbstractSpimData;
import mpicbg.spim.data.generic.sequence.AbstractSequenceDescription;

/**
 * Load an {@link AbstractSpimData}.
 *
 * @author John Bogovic &lt;bogovicj@janelia.hhmi.org&gt;
 * @author Stephan Saalfeld &lt;saalfelds@janelia.hhmi.org&gt;
 */
public interface Loader
{
	public < S extends AbstractSequenceDescription< ?, ?, ? > > AbstractSpimData< S >[] load();

	public int numSources();

	/**
	 * Return the name of the ith source.
	 * Only valid after a call to load.
	 * 
	 * @param i source index
	 * @return the name
	 */
	public String name( int i );
}
