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     14 
     15 package com.google.archivepatcher.shared;
     16 
     17 import java.io.IOException;
     18 import java.io.InputStream;
     19 
     20 /**
     21  * A factory that produces multiple independent but identical byte streams exposed via the
     22  * {@link InputStream} class.
     23  * @param <T> the type of {@link InputStream} that is produced
     24  */
     25 public interface MultiViewInputStreamFactory<T extends InputStream> {
     26   /**
     27    * Create and return a new {@link InputStream}. The returned stream is guaranteed to independently
     28    * produce the same byte sequence as any other stream obtained via a call to this method on the
     29    * same instance of this object.
     30    * @return the stream
     31    * @throws IOException if something goes wrong
     32    */
     33   public T newStream() throws IOException;
     34 }
     35