Class NewFlow

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    AdditionalInformationHandler, CleanUpHandler, Destroyable, GlobalInfoSupporter, LoggingLevelHandler, LoggingSupporter, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, ShallowCopySupporter<Actor>, SizeOfHandler, Stoppable, StoppableWithFeedback, VariablesInspectionHandler, VariableChangeListener, Actor, ErrorHandler, OutputProducer, Serializable, Comparable

    public class NewFlow
    extends AbstractSimpleSource
    Outputs the flow generated by the specified template.

    Input/output:
    - generates:
       adams.flow.core.Actor


    -logging-level <OFF|SEVERE|WARNING|INFO|CONFIG|FINE|FINER|FINEST> (property: loggingLevel)
        The logging level for outputting errors and debugging output.
        default: WARNING
     
    -name <java.lang.String> (property: name)
        The name of the actor.
        default: NewFlow
     
    -annotation <adams.core.base.BaseAnnotation> (property: annotations)
        The annotations to attach to this actor.
        default:
     
    -skip <boolean> (property: skip)
        If set to true, transformation is skipped and the input token is just forwarded
        as it is.
        default: false
     
    -stop-flow-on-error <boolean> (property: stopFlowOnError)
        If set to true, the flow execution at this level gets stopped in case this
        actor encounters an error; the error gets propagated; useful for critical
        actors.
        default: false
     
    -silent <boolean> (property: silent)
        If enabled, then no errors are output in the console; Note: the enclosing
        actor handler must have this enabled as well.
        default: false
     
    -template <adams.flow.template.AbstractActorTemplate> (property: template)
        The template to use for generating the flow/actor.
        default: adams.flow.template.PromptUser
     
    Author:
    FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • NewFlow

        public NewFlow()
    • Method Detail

      • getDefaultTemplate

        protected AbstractActorTemplate getDefaultTemplate()
        Returns the default template to use.
        Returns:
        the template
      • setTemplate

        public void setTemplate​(AbstractActorTemplate value)
        Sets the template to use.
        Parameters:
        value - the template
      • getTemplate

        public AbstractActorTemplate getTemplate()
        Returns the template in use.
        Returns:
        the template
      • templateTipText

        public String templateTipText()
        Returns the tip text for this property.
        Returns:
        tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the GUI or for listing the options.
      • generates

        public Class[] generates()
        Returns the class of objects that it generates.
        Returns:
        the Class of the generated tokens
      • doExecute

        protected String doExecute()
        Executes the flow item.
        Specified by:
        doExecute in class AbstractActor
        Returns:
        null if everything is fine, otherwise error message