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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/importer/common/ImportParser.java	Tue Apr 03 10:18:30 2018 +0200
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+/* Copyright (C) 2017 by Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde
+ * Software engineering by
+ *  Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH
+ *  Dr. Schumacher Ingenieurbüro für Wasser und Umwelt
+ *
+ * This file is Free Software under the GNU AGPL (>=v3)
+ * and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! Check out the
+ * documentation coming with Dive4Elements River for details.
+ */
+
+package org.dive4elements.river.importer.common;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Parser interface
+ *
+ * @author Matthias Schäfer
+ *
+ */
+public interface ImportParser {
+
+    /**
+     * Parses a file and adds the parsed objects to the parsers state
+     */
+    void parse() throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Stores the parsed objects in the database with reference to a river
+     */
+    void store();
+
+}