code: @Override
  	public InputStream stream() {
  		InputStream stream;
  		try {
  			stream = new FileInputStream(file);
  		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
  			stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[0]);
  		}
  
  		// create buffered stream
  		stream = new BufferedInputStream(stream);
  		
  		return stream;
  	}
docs: {@inheritDoc}