Attempts to coerce its argument into an open java.io.InputStream. Default implementations always return a java.io.BufferedInputStream. Default implementations are defined for InputStream, File, URI, URL, Socket, byte array, and String arguments. If the argument is a String, it tries to resolve it first as a URI, then as a local file name. URIs with a 'file' protocol are converted to local file names. Should be used inside with-open to ensure the InputStream is properly closed.