net.sf.pipet.api
Interface ResourceLoader

All Known Subinterfaces:

ModuleData

public interface ResourceLoader

Method Summary

InputStream	getResource(String spec) Returns an input stream for a given resource location.
URL	getResourceURL(String spec) Returns a URL for a given resource location.

Method Detail

getResource

InputStream getResource(String spec)
                        throws IOException

Returns an input stream for a given resource location.

Parameters:

spec - specification of a resource location.

Returns:

an input stream object, or null if the specified resource was not found.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs.

getResourceURL

URL getResourceURL(String spec)
                   throws IOException

Returns a URL for a given resource location.

Parameters:

spec - specification of a resource location.

Returns:

a URL object, or null if the specified resource could not be mapped to a URL.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs.