/************************************************************************
 *
 *  OutputFile.java
 *
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 *  Copyright: 2002-2010 by Henrik Just
 *
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 * 
 *  Version 1.2 (2010-03-28)
 *
 */
 
package writer2latex.api;

import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/** An <code>OutputFile</code> represents a single file in a
 *  {@link ConverterResult}, which is output from a {@link Converter}
 *  implementation.
 */
public interface OutputFile {
    
    /** Writes the <code>OutputFile</code> to an <code>OutputStream</code>.
     * 
     *  @param  os  <code>OutputStream</code> to which the content should be written
     *  @throws  IOException  if any I/O error occurs
     */
    public void write(OutputStream os) throws IOException;

    /** Returns the file name of the <code>OutputFile</code>. This includes
     *  the file extension and may also include a relative path, always using
     *  / as separator.
     *
     *  @return  the file name of this <code>OutputFile</code>
     */
    public String getFileName();
    
    /** Get the MIME type of the <code>OutputFile</code>.
     * 
     *  @return string representation of the MIME type
     */
    public String getMIMEType();
    
    /** Test whether this document is part of the main document flow (master documents) or
     *  an auxiliary document  
     * 
     *  @return true if this document is a master document
     */
    public boolean isMasterDocument();
}