DataSource (PMD Core 6.11.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileDataSource, ReaderDataSource, ZipDataSource
```
public interface DataSource
```
Represents a source file to be analyzed. Different implementations can get the source file from different places: the filesystem, a zip or jar file, etc.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.io.InputStream`	`getInputStream()`	Get an InputStream on the source file.
`java.lang.String`	`getNiceFileName(boolean shortNames, java.lang.String inputFileName)`	Return a nice version of the filename.

- Method Detail
  - getInputStream
```
java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get an InputStream on the source file.
    
    Returns:
    
    the InputStream reading the source file
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the file can't be opened
  - getNiceFileName
```
java.lang.String getNiceFileName(boolean shortNames,
                                 java.lang.String inputFileName)
```
    Return a nice version of the filename.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shortNames - true if short names are being used
    
    inputFileName - name of a "master" file this file is relative to
    
    Returns:
    
    String