<?php

/*

 * This file is part of the Symfony package.

 *

 * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>

 *

 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE

 * file that was distributed with this source code.

 */

namespace Symfony\Component\Config\Loader;

/**

 * LoaderInterface is the interface implemented by all loader classes.

 *

 * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>

 */

interface LoaderInterface

{

    /**

     * Loads a resource.

     *

     * @param mixed  $resource The resource

     * @param string $type     The resource type

     */

    function load($resource, $type = null);

    /**

     * Returns true if this class supports the given resource.

     *

     * @param mixed  $resource A resource

     * @param string $type     The resource type

     *

     * @return Boolean true if this class supports the given resource, false otherwise

     */

    function supports($resource, $type = null);

    /**

     * Gets the loader resolver.

     *

     * @return LoaderResolver A LoaderResolver instance

     */

    function getResolver();

    /**

     * Sets the loader resolver.

     *

     * @param LoaderResolver $resolver A LoaderResolver instance

     */

    function setResolver(LoaderResolver $resolver);

}