001 /* Audio file reader API
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037
038
039 package javax.sound.sampled.spi;
040
041 import java.io.File;
042 import java.io.IOException;
043 import java.io.InputStream;
044 import java.net.URL;
045
046 import javax.sound.sampled.AudioFileFormat;
047 import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
048 import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
049
050 /**
051 * This abstract class defines the interface to audio file readers.
052 * A concrete provider subclass will implement the methods declared
053 * here. These methods can be used to determine the format of
054 * files, and to retrieve an AudioInputStream for a file.
055 * @since 1.3
056 */
057 public abstract class AudioFileReader
058 {
059 /**
060 * The default constructor. Note that this class is abstract and
061 * thus not directly instantiable.
062 */
063 public AudioFileReader()
064 {
065 }
066
067 /**
068 * Return the format of the given file as deduced by this provider.
069 * If the format of the file is not recognized, throws an exception.
070 * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
071 * reading the file.
072 * @param file the file to examine
073 * @return the audio file format
074 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the file's format is not
075 * recognized
076 * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the file
077 */
078 public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(File file)
079 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
080
081 /**
082 * Return the format of the given input stream as deduced by this provider.
083 * If the format of the stream is not recognized, throws an exception.
084 * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
085 * reading the stream. Note that providers typically use mark and reset
086 * on the stream when examining the data, and as a result an IOException
087 * may be thrown if the stream does not support these.
088 * @param is the stream to examine
089 * @return the audio file format
090 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the stream's format is not
091 * recognized
092 * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the stream
093 */
094 public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(InputStream is)
095 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
096
097 /**
098 * Return the format of the given URL as deduced by this provider.
099 * If the format of the URL is not recognized, throws an exception.
100 * This will also throw an exception if there is an I/O error when
101 * reading the URL.
102 * @param url the URL to examine
103 * @return the audio file format
104 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the URL's format is not
105 * recognized
106 * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error while reading the URL
107 */
108 public abstract AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(URL url)
109 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
110
111 /**
112 * Return an AudioInputStream for the given file. The file is assumed
113 * to hold valid audio data.
114 * @param file the file to read
115 * @return an AudioInputStream for the file
116 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the file's type is not
117 * recognized
118 * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the file
119 */
120 public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(File file)
121 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
122
123 /**
124 * Return an AudioInputStream wrapping the given input stream. The stream
125 * is assumed to hold valid audio data.
126 * @param is the input stream to wrap
127 * @return an AudioInputStream for the stream
128 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the stream's type is not
129 * recognized
130 * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the stream
131 */
132 public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(InputStream is)
133 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
134
135 /**
136 * Return an AudioInputStream for the given URL. The URL is assumed
137 * to hold valid audio data.
138 * @param url the URL to read
139 * @return an AudioInputStream for the URL
140 * @throws UnsupportedAudioFileException if the URL's type is not
141 * recognized
142 * @throws IOException if there is an error while reading the URL
143 */
144 public abstract AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(URL url)
145 throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException;
146 }