using System.IO;

namespace Nitride.Contents
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Indicates a content source that works with binary data and streams.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBinaryContent : IContent
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Opens a read-only stream into the underlying source of binary data.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// It is up to the calling class to close this stream.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <returns>A stream to the internal data.</returns>
        Stream GetStream();
    }
}