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package org.apache.camel;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Tagging interface to indicate that a type is capable of caching the underlying data stream.
 * <p/>
 * This is a useful feature for avoiding message re-readability issues.
 * This interface is mainly used by the {@link org.apache.camel.processor.interceptor.StreamCachingInterceptor}
 * for determining if/how to wrap a stream-based message.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface StreamCache {

    /**
     * Resets the StreamCache for a new stream consumption.
     */
    void reset();

    /**
     * Writes the stream to the given output
     *
     * @param os the destination to write to
     * @throws java.io.IOException is thrown if write fails
     */
    void writeTo(OutputStream os) throws IOException;

}
