InputStreamSupplier (Dataflow Library Distribution Project 8.0.0-98 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ByteSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicByteSource, ConcatenatedByteSource, GlobbingByteSource
```
public interface InputStreamSupplier
```
An abstract factory for input streams. InputStreamSupplier objects represent entities such as files and sockets, which can be read as a stream of bytes. Various factory methods for InputStreamSupplier objects may be found on InputStreamSuppliers.

See Also:

InputStreamSuppliers

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  InputStream open()
  Opens an input stream for reading.

- Method Detail
  - open
```
InputStream open()
          throws IOException
```
    Opens an input stream for reading. The caller is responsible for closing the returned InputStream.
    
    Returns:
    
    a reader of the bytes from this supplier
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs while opening stream