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017package org.apache.commons.geometry.io.core;
018
019import java.util.List;
020
021/** Interface describing a geometric data format.
022 */
023public interface GeometryFormat {
024
025    /** Get the format name.
026     * @return format name
027     */
028    String getFormatName();
029
030    /** Get the default file extension used by the format.
031     * @return default file extension
032     */
033    String getDefaultFileExtension();
034
035    /** Get <em>all</em> file extensions associated with the format,
036     * including the {@link #getDefaultFileExtension() default}.
037     * @return all file extensions associated with the format
038     */
039    List<String> getFileExtensions();
040}