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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Zippy.
+ *
+ * (c) Alchemy <info@alchemy.fr>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Zippy\Archive;
+
+use Alchemy\Zippy\Exception\RuntimeException;
+use Alchemy\Zippy\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+interface ArchiveInterface extends \IteratorAggregate, \Countable
+{
+ /**
+ * Adds a file or a folder into the archive
+ *
+ * @param string|array|\SplFileInfo $sources The path to the file or a folder
+ * @param bool $recursive Recurse into sub-directories
+ *
+ * @return ArchiveInterface
+ *
+ * @throws InvalidArgumentException In case the provided source path is not valid
+ * @throws RuntimeException In case of failure
+ */
+ public function addMembers($sources, $recursive = true);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes a file from the archive
+ *
+ * @param string|array $sources The path to an archive or a folder member
+ *
+ * @return ArchiveInterface
+ *
+ * @throws RuntimeException In case of failure
+ */
+ public function removeMembers($sources);
+
+ /**
+ * Lists files and directories archive members
+ *
+ * @return MemberInterface[] An array of File
+ *
+ * @throws RuntimeException In case archive could not be read
+ */
+ public function getMembers();
+
+ /**
+ * Extracts current archive to the given directory
+ *
+ * @param string $toDirectory The path the extracted archive
+ *
+ * @return ArchiveInterface
+ *
+ * @throws RuntimeException In case archive could not be extracted
+ */
+ public function extract($toDirectory);
+
+ /**
+ * Extracts specific members from the archive
+ *
+ * @param string|MemberInterface[] $members An array of members path
+ * @param string $toDirectory The destination $directory
+ *
+ * @return ArchiveInterface
+ *
+ * @throws RuntimeException In case member could not be extracted
+ */
+ public function extractMembers($members, $toDirectory = null);
+}