diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/ArchivedProjectTemplate.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/ArchivedProjectTemplate.java
index d8edc9c425a2..bc1d598a3145 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/ArchivedProjectTemplate.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/ArchivedProjectTemplate.java
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ public abstract class ArchivedProjectTemplate implements ProjectTemplate {
     return null;
   }
 
-  public static abstract class StreamConsumer<T> {
+  public static abstract class StreamProcessor<T> {
     public abstract T consume(@NotNull ZipInputStream stream) throws IOException;
   }
 
-  public abstract <T> void getStream(@NotNull StreamConsumer<T> consumer) throws IOException;
+  public abstract <T> T processStream(@NotNull StreamProcessor<T> consumer) throws IOException;
 
   @Nullable
   public String getCategory() {
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ public abstract class ArchivedProjectTemplate implements ProjectTemplate {
       });
   }
 
-  static <T> void consumeZipStream(@NotNull StreamConsumer<T> consumer, @NotNull ZipInputStream stream) throws IOException {
+  static <T> T consumeZipStream(@NotNull StreamProcessor<T> consumer, @NotNull ZipInputStream stream) throws IOException {
     try {
-      consumer.consume(stream);
+      return consumer.consume(stream);
     }
     finally {
       StreamUtil.closeStream(stream);
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/LocalArchivedTemplate.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/LocalArchivedTemplate.java
index d0b4d540fa0b..09916d08ca55 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/LocalArchivedTemplate.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/LocalArchivedTemplate.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class LocalArchivedTemplate extends ArchivedProjectTemplate {
   @Nullable
   String readEntry(@NotNull final String endsWith) {
     try {
-      getStream(new StreamConsumer<String>() {
+      return processStream(new StreamProcessor<String>() {
         @Override
         public String consume(@NotNull ZipInputStream stream) throws IOException {
           ZipEntry entry;
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ public class LocalArchivedTemplate extends ArchivedProjectTemplate {
       });
     }
     catch (IOException ignored) {
+      return null;
     }
-    return null;
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ public class LocalArchivedTemplate extends ArchivedProjectTemplate {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public <T> void getStream(@NotNull StreamConsumer<T> consumer) throws IOException {
-    consumeZipStream(consumer, new ZipInputStream(myArchivePath.openStream()));
+  public <T> T processStream(@NotNull StreamProcessor<T> consumer) throws IOException {
+    return consumeZipStream(consumer, new ZipInputStream(myArchivePath.openStream()));
   }
 
   public URL getArchivePath() {
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/RemoteTemplatesFactory.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/RemoteTemplatesFactory.java
index 9a2d7dcd2658..c7365ab04685 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/RemoteTemplatesFactory.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/RemoteTemplatesFactory.java
@@ -163,12 +163,11 @@ public class RemoteTemplatesFactory extends ProjectTemplatesFactory {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public <T> void getStream(@NotNull final StreamConsumer<T> consumer) throws IOException {
-      HttpRequests.request(URL + myPath).connect(new HttpRequests.RequestProcessor<Void>() {
+    public <T> T processStream(@NotNull final StreamProcessor<T> consumer) throws IOException {
+      return HttpRequests.request(URL + myPath).connect(new HttpRequests.RequestProcessor<T>() {
         @Override
-        public Void process(@NotNull HttpRequests.Request request) throws IOException {
-          consumeZipStream(consumer, new ZipInputStream(request.getInputStream()));
-          return null;
+        public T process(@NotNull HttpRequests.Request request) throws IOException {
+          return consumeZipStream(consumer, new ZipInputStream(request.getInputStream()));
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/TemplateModuleBuilder.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/TemplateModuleBuilder.java
index 475cf4e42c05..96f05cd00c6f 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/TemplateModuleBuilder.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/platform/templates/TemplateModuleBuilder.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class TemplateModuleBuilder extends ModuleBuilder {
       };
 
       final File dir = new File(path);
-      myTemplate.getStream(new ArchivedProjectTemplate.StreamConsumer<Void>() {
+      myTemplate.processStream(new ArchivedProjectTemplate.StreamProcessor<Void>() {
         @Override
         public Void consume(@NotNull ZipInputStream stream) throws IOException {
           ZipUtil.unzip(ProgressManager.getInstance().getProgressIndicator(), dir, stream, pathConvertor, new ZipUtil.ContentProcessor() {