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    17  package org.apache.commons.geometry.io.core;
    18
    19  import java.util.List;
    20
    21  /** Interface describing a geometric data format.
    22   */
    23  public interface GeometryFormat {
    24
    25      /** Get the format name.
    26       * @return format name
    27       */
    28      String getFormatName();
    29
    30      /** Get the default file extension used by the format.
    31       * @return default file extension
    32       */
    33      String getDefaultFileExtension();
    34
    35      /** Get <em>all</em> file extensions associated with the format,
    36       * including the {@link #getDefaultFileExtension() default}.
    37       * @return all file extensions associated with the format
    38       */
    39      List<String> getFileExtensions();
    40  }