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package org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state;

import org.gradle.api.file.FileTreeElement;
import org.gradle.api.internal.hash.Hasher;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.TextResource;

import java.io.File;

public interface FileSnapshotter extends Hasher {
    /**
     * Takes a snapshot of the current content of the given resource. The provided resource must have content available.
     */
    FileSnapshot snapshot(TextResource resource);

    /**
     * Takes a snapshot of the current content of the given file. The provided file must exist and be a file (rather than, say, a directory).
     */
    FileSnapshot snapshot(File file);

    /**
     * Takes a snapshot of the current content of the given file, assuming the given file metadata. The provided file must exist and be a file (rather than, say, a directory).
     */
    FileSnapshot snapshot(FileTreeElement fileDetails);
}
