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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.gradle.internal.resource.transfer;

import org.gradle.api.Nullable;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.ResourceException;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.metadata.ExternalResourceMetaData;

import java.net.URI;

public interface ExternalResourceAccessor {

    /**
     * Read the resource at the given location.
     *
     * If the resource does not exist, this method should return null.
     *
     * If the resource may exist but can't be accessed due to some configuration issue, the implementation
     * must throw an {@link ResourceException} to indicate a fatal condition.
     *
     * @param location The address of the resource to obtain
     * @return The resource if it exists, otherwise null. Caller is responsible for closing the result.
     * @throws ResourceException If the resource may exist, but not could be obtained for some reason.
     */
    @Nullable
    ExternalResourceReadResponse openResource(URI location) throws ResourceException;

    /**
     * Obtains only the metadata about the resource.
     *
     * If it is determined that the resource does not exist, this method should return null.
     *
     * If the resource may exist but can't be accessed due to some configuration issue, the implementation
     * must throw an {@link ResourceException} to indicate a fatal condition.
     *
     * @param location The location of the resource to obtain the metadata for
     * @return The available metadata, null if the resource doesn't exist
     * @throws ResourceException If the resource may exist, but not could be obtained for some reason
     */
    @Nullable
    ExternalResourceMetaData getMetaData(URI location) throws ResourceException;
    
}
