/*
 * Janino - An embedded Java[TM] compiler
 *
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package org.codehaus.janino.util.resource;

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

/**
 * Opens a resource, characterized by a name, for writing.
 * <p>
 * There also exists a concept {@link org.codehaus.janino.util.resource.ResourceFinder} that
 * finds {@link org.codehaus.janino.util.resource.Resource}s for reading.
 *
 * @see org.codehaus.janino.util.resource.ResourceFinder
 */
public
interface ResourceCreator {

    /**
     * Create the designated resource.
     *
     * @param resourceName Designates the resource; typically structured by slashes ("/") like
     *                     "<code>com/foo/pkg/Bar.class</code>"
     * @return             Bytes written to this {@link OutputStream} are stored in the resource
     * @throws IOException Problems creating the resource
     */
    OutputStream createResource(String resourceName) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Deletes the resource with the given name.
     *
     * @return <code>false</code> if the resource could not be deleted
     */
    boolean deleteResource(String resourceName);
}