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  package org.apache.causeway.applib.services.i18n;
  
  import java.util.List;
  
  /**
   * Locates and return translations.
   *
   * <p>
   * This is one of the supporting services that work together to implement
   * the framework's support for i18n, being used by the default implementation
   * {@link TranslationService}.
   * </p>
   *
   * @since 1.x {@index}
   */
  public interface TranslationsResolver {
  
      /**
       * Reads the lines from the specified &quot;logical&quot; file name.
       *
       * <p>
       *     It is the responsibility of {@link TranslationsResolver} to determine
       *     where the file actually resides (the data could be read from a
       *     database, for example, rather than an actual file.
       * </p>
       *
       * @param file
       */
      List<String> readLines(final String file);
  
  }
  