Package adams.data.io.output

Class AbstractSpreadSheetWriter

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.core.logging.CustomLoggingLevelObject

adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

adams.data.io.output.AbstractSpreadSheetWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdditionalInformationHandler, Destroyable, GlobalInfoSupporter, EncodingSupporter, LoggingLevelHandler, LoggingSupporter, OptionHandler, SizeOfHandler, Stoppable, StoppableWithFeedback, SpreadSheetWriter, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractMultiSheetSpreadSheetWriter, AbstractSpreadSheetWriterWithMissingValueSupport, AbstractWekaSpreadSheetWriter, AccessSpreadSheetWriter, PropertiesSpreadSheetWriter, SimpleArffSpreadSheetWriter, SimpleStreamSpreadSheetWriter, SqlDumpSpreadSheetWriter

public abstract class AbstractSpreadSheetWriter
extends AbstractOptionHandler
implements SpreadSheetWriter, EncodingSupporter, AdditionalInformationHandler

Ancestor for classes that can write spreadsheet objects.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AbstractSpreadSheetWriter.OutputType	How to write the data.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected BaseCharset	m_Encoding	the encoding to use.
protected boolean	m_Stopped	whether the read process was stopped through an external source.

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_OptionManager

Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractSpreadSheetWriter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected boolean	canCompress(String filename)	Returns whether the file should get compressed, i.e., supportsCompressedOutput() returns true and the filename ends with ".gz".
protected boolean	doWrite(SpreadSheet content, OutputStream out)	Performs the actual writing.
protected boolean	doWrite(SpreadSheet content, Writer writer)	Performs the actual writing.
protected boolean	doWrite(SpreadSheet content, String filename)	Performs the actual writing.
String	encodingTipText()	Returns the tip text for this property.
String	getAdditionalInformation()	Returns the additional information.
String	getDefaultFormatExtension()	Returns the default extension of the format.
BaseCharset	getEncoding()	Returns the encoding to use.
abstract String	getFormatDescription()	Returns a string describing the format (used in the file chooser).
abstract String[]	getFormatExtensions()	Returns the extension(s) of the format.
protected abstract AbstractSpreadSheetWriter.OutputType	getOutputType()	Returns how the data is written.
static String[]	getWriters()	Returns a list with classnames of writers.
protected void	initialize()	Initializes the members.
boolean	isStopped()	Returns whether the reading was stopped.
protected void	preWriteFile(String filename)	Hook method before writing to a file.
void	reset()	Resets the writer.
void	setEncoding(BaseCharset value)	Sets the encoding to use.
void	stopExecution()	Stops the reading (might not be immediate, depending on reader).
protected boolean	supportsCompressedOutput()	Returns whether to automatically compress.
boolean	write(SpreadSheet content, File file)	Writes the given content to the specified file.
boolean	write(SpreadSheet content, OutputStream stream)	Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given output stream.
boolean	write(SpreadSheet content, Writer writer)	Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given writer.
boolean	write(SpreadSheet content, String filename)	Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given file.

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, defineOptions, destroy, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, globalInfo, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, setLoggingLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

configureLogger, getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.Destroyable

destroy

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

getLoggingLevel

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.option.OptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, defineOptions, getOptionManager, toCommandLine

Methods inherited from interface adams.data.io.output.SpreadSheetWriter

getCorrespondingReader

Field Detail

m_Stopped

protected boolean m_Stopped

whether the read process was stopped through an external source.

m_Encoding

protected BaseCharset m_Encoding

the encoding to use.

Constructor Detail

AbstractSpreadSheetWriter

public AbstractSpreadSheetWriter()

Method Detail

initialize

protected void initialize()

Initializes the members.

Overrides:

initialize in class AbstractOptionHandler

reset

public void reset()

Resets the writer.

Specified by:

reset in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Overrides:

reset in class AbstractOptionHandler

getFormatDescription

public abstract String getFormatDescription()

Returns a string describing the format (used in the file chooser).

Specified by:

getFormatDescription in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the file chooser

getFormatExtensions

public abstract String[] getFormatExtensions()

Returns the extension(s) of the format.

Specified by:

getFormatExtensions in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Returns:

the extension (without the dot!)

getDefaultFormatExtension

public String getDefaultFormatExtension()

Returns the default extension of the format.

Returns:

the default extension (without the dot!)

getAdditionalInformation

public String getAdditionalInformation()

Returns the additional information.

Specified by:

getAdditionalInformation in interface AdditionalInformationHandler

Returns:

the additional information, null or 0-length string for no information

setEncoding

public void setEncoding(BaseCharset value)

Sets the encoding to use.

Specified by:

setEncoding in interface EncodingSupporter

Parameters:

value - the encoding, e.g. "UTF-8" or "UTF-16", empty string for default

getEncoding

public BaseCharset getEncoding()

Returns the encoding to use.

Specified by:

getEncoding in interface EncodingSupporter

Returns:

the encoding, e.g. "UTF-8" or "UTF-16", empty string for default

encodingTipText

public String encodingTipText()

Returns the tip text for this property.

Specified by:

encodingTipText in interface EncodingSupporter

Returns:

tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the GUI or for listing the options.

getOutputType

protected abstract AbstractSpreadSheetWriter.OutputType getOutputType()

Returns how the data is written.

Returns:

the type

supportsCompressedOutput

protected boolean supportsCompressedOutput()

Returns whether to automatically compress.

Default implementation returns false.

Returns:

true if to automatically decompress

canCompress

protected boolean canCompress(String filename)

Returns whether the file should get compressed, i.e., supportsCompressedOutput() returns true and the filename ends with ".gz".

Parameters:

filename - the filename to check

Returns:

true if decompression should occur

preWriteFile

protected void preWriteFile(String filename)

Hook method before writing to a file.
Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters:

filename - the filename to check

write

public boolean write(SpreadSheet content,
                     File file)

Writes the given content to the specified file. Handles compression automatically, if the filename ends with ".gz", supportsCompressedOutput() returns true and file is not being appended.

Specified by:

write in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Parameters:

content - the content to write

file - the file to write to

Returns:

true if successfully written

See Also:

supportsCompressedOutput(), AppendableSpreadSheetWriter

write

public boolean write(SpreadSheet content,
                     String filename)

Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given file. Handles compression automatically, if the filename ends with ".gz", supportsCompressedOutput() returns true and file is not being appended.

Specified by:

write in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

filename - the file to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

See Also:

supportsCompressedOutput(), AppendableSpreadSheetWriter

write

public boolean write(SpreadSheet content,
                     OutputStream stream)

Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given output stream. The caller must ensure that the stream gets closed.

Specified by:

write in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

stream - the output stream to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

write

public boolean write(SpreadSheet content,
                     Writer writer)

Writes the spreadsheet in CSV format to the given writer. The caller must ensure that the writer gets closed.

Specified by:

write in interface SpreadSheetWriter

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

writer - the writer to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

doWrite

protected boolean doWrite(SpreadSheet content,
                          String filename)

Performs the actual writing.

Default implementation returns always false.

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

filename - the file to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

doWrite

protected boolean doWrite(SpreadSheet content,
                          Writer writer)

Performs the actual writing. The caller must ensure that the writer gets closed.

Default implementation returns always false.

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

writer - the writer to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

doWrite

protected boolean doWrite(SpreadSheet content,
                          OutputStream out)

Performs the actual writing. The caller must ensure that the output stream gets closed.

Default implementation returns always false.

Parameters:

content - the spreadsheet to write

out - the output stream to write the spreadsheet to

Returns:

true if successfully written

stopExecution

public void stopExecution()

Stops the reading (might not be immediate, depending on reader).

Specified by:

stopExecution in interface Stoppable

isStopped

public boolean isStopped()

Returns whether the reading was stopped.

Specified by:

isStopped in interface StoppableWithFeedback

Returns:

true if stopped

getWriters

public static String[] getWriters()

Returns a list with classnames of writers.

Returns:

the writer classnames