2 * Sonitus - Sink.java - Copyright © 2013 David Roden
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18 package net.pterodactylus.sonitus.data;
21 * A sink is an endpoint for an audio stream. It might be a file on disk, it can
22 * be an audio output in the current system, or it can be sent to a remote
23 * streaming server for broadcasting.
25 * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
27 public interface Sink {
30 * Connects this sink to the given source.
33 * The source to connect to
34 * @throws ConnectException
35 * if the source can not be connected, e.g. due to a {@link Format} mismatch
37 void connect(Source source) throws ConnectException;