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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.services.messages;
016
017import java.io.IOException;
018import java.util.Map;
019
020import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Messages;
021import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Resource;
022import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.util.CaseInsensitiveMap;
023
024/**
025 * Used when constructing a component's {@link Messages} object. Responsible for reading the
026 * contents of an individual {@link Resource}.
027 * 
028 * @since 5.2.0
029 */
030public interface PropertiesFileParser
031{
032    /**
033     * Read the contents of the file (which is expected to exist) and return it as
034     * a Map of string keys and values (as {@link CaseInsensitiveMap} should be used. The implementation should not
035     * attempt to cache any values (caching occurs at a higher level, as does reload logic).
036     */
037    Map<String, String> parsePropertiesFile(Resource resource) throws IOException;
038}