1 /* Copyright (c) 2008 Sascha Kohlmann
2 *
3 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
4 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
5 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
6 * (at your option) any later version.
7 *
8 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
11 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
12 *
13 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
14 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
15 */
16 package net.sf.eos.trie;
17
18 import java.io.InputStream;
19
20 /**
21 * Implementations creates new tries.
22 * @author Sascha Kohlmann
23 */
24 public interface TrieLoader<K, V> {
25
26 /**
27 * Creates a <{@code Trie} from the <code>InputStream</code>.
28 * @param trieData stream pointing to the trie structure data.
29 * @param trie the trie to fill with the <em>trieData</em>
30 * @throws Exception if the builder is unable to create the trie.
31 */
32 void loadTrie(final InputStream trieData,
33 final Trie<K, V> trie) throws Exception;
34 }