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+/*
+ * Sone - Parser.java - Copyright © 2010 David Roden
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.sone.text;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Reader;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for parsers that can create {@link Part}s from a text source
+ * (usually a {@link Reader}).
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+public interface Parser {
+
+ /**
+ * Create a {@link Part} from the given text source.
+ *
+ * @param source
+ * The text source
+ * @return The parsed part
+ * @throws IOException
+ * if an I/O error occurs
+ */
+ public Part parse(Reader source) throws IOException;
+
+}
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+/*
+ * Sone - Part.java - Copyright © 2010 David Roden
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.sone.text;
+
+import net.pterodactylus.util.io.Renderable;
+
+/**
+ * A part is a single piece of information that can be displayed as a single
+ * element.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+public interface Part extends Renderable {
+
+ /* all required methods are inherited from {@link Renderable}. */
+
+}