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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace WixToolset.Core
+{
+    using System.Xml.Linq;
+    using WixToolset.Data;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses localization files and localizes database values.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ILocalizer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads a localization file from a path on disk.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">Path to localization file saved on disk.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the loaded localization file.</returns>
+        Localization ParseLocalizationFile(string path);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads a localization file from memory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="document">Document to parse as localization file.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the loaded localization file.</returns>
+        Localization ParseLocalizationFile(XDocument document);
+    }
+}