Interface FlowControllerDeclaration

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Cloneable, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    FlowControllerDeclaration_impl

    public interface FlowControllerDeclaration
    extends MetaDataObject
    Declares which FlowController is used by the Aggregate Analysis Engine. This can be done either by import or by direct inclusion of a ResourceSpecifier (descriptor) for the FlowController.

    If an import is used, it is not automatically resolved when this object is deserialized from XML. To resolve the imports, call the resolveImports() method. Import resolution is done automatically during AnalysisEngine instantiation.

    • Method Detail

      • getKey

        String getKey()
        Gets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
        Returns:
        the key assigned to the FlowController
      • setKey

        void setKey​(String aKey)
        Sets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
        Parameters:
        aKey - the key to assign to the FlowController
      • getImport

        Import getImport()
        Gets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
        Returns:
        an object containing the import information, or null if no import was used
      • setImport

        void setImport​(Import aImport)
        Sets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
        Parameters:
        aImport - an object containing the import information, or null if no import is to be used
      • getSpecifier

        ResourceSpecifier getSpecifier()
        Retrieves the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
        Returns:
        the ResourceSpecifier that specifies a FlowController.
      • setSpecifier

        void setSpecifier​(ResourceSpecifier aSpecifier)
        Sets the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
        Parameters:
        aSpecifier - a ResourceSpecifier that specifies a FlowController
      • resolveImports

        void resolveImports()
                     throws InvalidXMLException
        Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The specifierproperty of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.
        Throws:
        InvalidXMLException - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid
      • resolveImports

        void resolveImports​(ResourceManager aResourceManager)
                     throws InvalidXMLException
        Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The specifierproperty of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.
        Parameters:
        aResourceManager - the Resource Manager used to locate an XML file imported by name
        Throws:
        InvalidXMLException - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid