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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  }