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+package com.modulus.dataread.expressions;
+
+/**
+ * Interface defines a set of rules used to parse
+ * text files. These rules include such rules like
+ * in string or folder start and end etc.
+ * 
+ * @author jrahm
+ *
+ */
+public interface ParseRules {
+	/**
+	 * First formats the code to make
+	 * life much easier for the parser.
+	 * 
+	 * This should be the first method to be
+	 * called at all times.
+	 */
+	void format();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Signals these parse rules that the user has read the character at
+	 * the point <code>off</code> of which the parser dictates how much
+	 * code to skip.
+	 * 
+	 * @param off point in the code which was read
+	 * @return how many characters the parser should skip.
+	 */
+	int read( int off );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the parser is in quotes, false otherwise.
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if the parser is in quotes, false otherwuse. 
+	 */
+	boolean inQuotes();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the parser is in a
+	 * comment or not.
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if the parser is in a
+	 * comment or not.
+	 */
+	boolean inComment();
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true if at position <code>off</code>
+	 * a folder is being opened.
+	 * 
+	 * @param off the position in the code
+	 * @return true if at position <code>off</code> a
+	 * folder is being opened.
+	 */
+	boolean openFolder( int off );
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true if at position <code>off</code>
+	 * a folder is being closed in the code.
+	 * 
+	 * @param off the position of the parser
+	 * @return if a folder is being closed at position <code>off</code>
+	 */
+	boolean closeFolder( int off );
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns true if a statement is terminated at position <code>off</code>
+	 * 
+	 * @param off the position in the code.
+	 * @return true if a statement is terminated at position <code>off</code>
+	 */
+	boolean statementTerminated( int off );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the code which these parse rules are using.
+	 * @return the code which these parse rules are using.
+	 */
+	String getCode();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the line number of this reader
+	 */
+	int getLineNumber();
+}