001/*
002 *                    BioJava development code
003 *
004 * This code may be freely distributed and modified under the
005 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licence.  This should
006 * be distributed with the code.  If you do not have a copy,
007 * see:
008 *
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010 *
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013 *
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020 */
021
022
023package org.biojava.bio.seq.io;
024
025import org.biojava.bio.symbol.IllegalSymbolException;
026
027/**
028 * Parse a stream of characters into BioJava symbols.
029 *
030 * @author Thomas Down
031 * @since 1.1
032 */
033
034public interface StreamParser {
035    public void characters(char[] data, int start, int len)
036        throws IllegalSymbolException;
037    
038    public void close()
039        throws IllegalSymbolException;
040}