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using System.Collections.Generic;
using YamlDotNet.Core.Tokens;

namespace YamlDotNet.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines the interface for a stand-alone YAML scanner that
    /// converts a sequence of characters into a sequence of YAML tokens.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IScanner
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the current position inside the input stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The current position.</value>
        Mark CurrentPosition
        {
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the current token.
        /// </summary>
        Token Current
        {
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Moves to the next token and consumes the current token.
        /// </summary>
        bool MoveNext();

        /// <summary>
        /// Moves to the next token without consuming the current token.
        /// </summary>
        bool MoveNextWithoutConsuming();

        /// <summary>
        /// Consumes the current token.
        /// </summary>
        void ConsumeCurrent();
    }
}