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 * Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using QuantConnect.Data;

namespace QuantConnect.Lean.Engine.DataFeeds
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a type responsible for accepting an input <see cref="SubscriptionDataSource"/>
    /// and returning an enumerable of the source's <see cref="BaseData"/>
    /// </summary>
    public interface ISubscriptionFactory
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the specified <paramref name="source"/>
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="source">The source to be read</param>
        /// <returns>An <see cref="IEnumerable{BaseData}"/> that contains the data in the source</returns>
        IEnumerable<BaseData> Read(SubscriptionDataSource source);
    }
}
