dev.langchain4j.data.document

Interface DocumentSource

public interface DocumentSource

Defines the interface for a Document source. Documents can be loaded from various sources such as the file system, HTTP, FTP, etc.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	inputStream() Provides an InputStream to read the content of the document.
Metadata	metadata() Returns the metadata associated with the source of the document.

Method Detail

inputStream

InputStream inputStream()
                 throws IOException

Provides an InputStream to read the content of the document. This method can be implemented to read from various sources like a local file or a network connection.

Returns:

An InputStream from which the document content can be read.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs while creating the InputStream.

metadata

Metadata metadata()

Returns the metadata associated with the source of the document. This could include details such as the source location, date of creation, owner, etc.

Returns:

A Metadata object containing information associated with the source of the document.