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package xal.tools.data;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import xal.tools.data.DataAdaptor;

/**
 * Interface extending DataAdaptor with some convenience methods to write
 * DataAdaptors to files. It is intended for applications implementing save to
 * file using different data formats.
 *
 * @author Juan F. Esteban Müller <JuanF.EstebanMuller@esss.se>
 */
public interface FileDataAdaptor extends DataAdaptor {

    /**
     * Convenience method for writing a DataAdaptor to a file
     */
    public void writeTo(File file) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Write DataAdaptor to the specified url
     */
    public void writeToUrl(URL url) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Write DataAdaptor to the specified url
     */
    public void writeToUrlSpec(String urlSpec) throws IOException;
}
