1 package org.newdawn.slick.util;
2
3 import java.io.InputStream;
4 import java.net.URL;
5
6 /**
7 * A location from which resources can be loaded
8 *
9 * @author kevin
10 */
11 interface ResourceLocation {
12
13 /**
14 * Get a resource as an input stream
15 *
16 * @param ref The reference to the resource to retrieve
17 * @return A stream from which the resource can be read or
18 * null if the resource can't be found in this location
19 */
20 public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String ref);
21
22 /**
23 * Get a resource as a URL
24 *
25 * @param ref The reference to the resource to retrieve
26 * @return A URL from which the resource can be read
27 */
28 public URL getResource(String ref);
29 }