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package org.scijava.text;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.scijava.plugin.HandlerService;
import org.scijava.service.SciJavaService;

/**
 * Interface for service that works with text formats.
 * 
 * @author Curtis Rueden
 */
public interface TextService extends HandlerService<File, TextFormat>,
	SciJavaService
{

	/** Reads the data from the given file into a string. */
	String open(File file) throws IOException;

	/** Expresses the given text string as HTML. */
	String asHTML(File file) throws IOException;

	// NB: Javadoc overrides.

	// -- HandlerService methods --

	/** Gets the text format which best handles the given file. */
	@Override
	default TextFormat getHandler(File file) {
		return HandlerService.super.getHandler(file);
	}

	// -- SingletonService methods --

	/** Gets the list of available text formats. */
	@Override
	List<TextFormat> getInstances();

	// -- Typed methods --

	/** Gets whether the given file contains text data in a supported format. */
	@Override
	default boolean supports(final File file) {
		return HandlerService.super.supports(file);
	}
}
