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diff --git a/internal/io/fs/filereader.go b/internal/io/fs/filereader.go
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+package fs
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/mimecast/dtail/internal/io/line"
+)
+
+// FileReader is the interface used on the dtail server to read/cat/grep/mapr... a file.
+type FileReader interface {
+	Start(ctx context.Context, lines chan<- line.Line, regex string) error
+	FilePath() string
+	Retry() bool
+}