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+package de.mas.wiiu.jnus.interfaces;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import de.mas.wiiu.jnus.entities.fst.FSTEntry;
+
+public interface FSTDataProvider {
+    public String getName();
+
+    public FSTEntry getRoot();
+
+    public default byte[] readFile(FSTEntry entry) throws IOException {
+        return readFile(entry, 0, entry.getFileSize());
+    }
+
+    public byte[] readFile(FSTEntry entry, long offset, long size) throws IOException;
+
+    public InputStream readFileAsStream(FSTEntry entry, long offset, Optional<Long> size) throws IOException;
+
+}