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 package org.apache.commons.mail;

 import javax.activation.DataSource;

 import java.io.IOException;

 /**

  * Creates a <code>DataSource</code> based on an URL.

  *

  * @since 1.3

  * @version $Id: DataSourceResolver.java 1420381 2012-12-11 20:18:05Z tn $

  */

 public interface DataSourceResolver

 {

     /**

      * Resolves the given resource location to a <code>DataSource</code>.

      *

      * @param resourceLocation the location of the resource

      * @return the <code>DataSource</code>

      * @throws IOException the resource was not found

      */

     DataSource resolve(final String resourceLocation) throws IOException;

     /**

      * Resolves the given resource location to a <code>DataSource</code>.

      *

      * @param resourceLocation the location of the resource

      * @param isLenient shall we ignore resources not found or complain with an exception?

      * @return the data source containing the resource or null if the resource was not found in lenient mode

      * @throws IOException resolving the resource failed

      */

     DataSource resolve(final String resourceLocation, final boolean isLenient)

         throws IOException;

 }