Package adams.data.io.output

Class AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.core.logging.CustomLoggingLevelObject

adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

adams.data.io.output.AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

adams.core.Destroyable, adams.core.GlobalInfoSupporter, adams.core.io.FileFormatHandler, adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler, adams.core.logging.LoggingSupporter, adams.core.option.OptionHandler, adams.core.SizeOfHandler, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JsonAdamsExperimentWriter, NestedAdamsExperimentWriter, SerializedAdamsExperimentWriter

public abstract class AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter
extends adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler
implements adams.core.io.FileFormatHandler

Ancestor for ADAMS Experiment writers.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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
AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	check(AbstractExperiment exp)	Performs checks.
protected abstract String	doWrite(adams.core.io.PlaceholderFile file, AbstractExperiment exp)	Performs the actual writing of the experiment file.
abstract AbstractAdamsExperimentReader	getCorrespondingReader()	Returns, if available, the corresponding reader.
String	getDefaultFormatExtension()	Returns the default extension of the format.
abstract String	getFormatDescription()	Returns a string describing the format (used in the file chooser).
abstract String[]	getFormatExtensions()	Returns the extension(s) of the format.
static Class[]	getWriters()	Returns a list with classes of writers.
boolean	isAvailable()	Returns whether the writer is actually available.
String	write(adams.core.io.PlaceholderFile file, AbstractExperiment exp)	Writes the experiment file.

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, defineOptions, destroy, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, globalInfo, initialize, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, reset, 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.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

getLoggingLevel

Constructor Detail

AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter

public AbstractAdamsExperimentWriter()

Method Detail

getFormatDescription

public abstract String getFormatDescription()

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

Specified by:

getFormatDescription in interface adams.core.io.FileFormatHandler

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 adams.core.io.FileFormatHandler

Returns:

the extension (without the dot!)

getDefaultFormatExtension

public String getDefaultFormatExtension()

Returns the default extension of the format.

Specified by:

getDefaultFormatExtension in interface adams.core.io.FileFormatHandler

Returns:

the default extension (without the dot!)

getCorrespondingReader

public abstract AbstractAdamsExperimentReader getCorrespondingReader()

Returns, if available, the corresponding reader.

Returns:

the reader, null if none available

isAvailable

public boolean isAvailable()

Returns whether the writer is actually available.

Returns:

true if available and ready to use

check

protected void check(AbstractExperiment exp)

Performs checks.

Parameters:

exp - the experiment to check

doWrite

protected abstract String doWrite(adams.core.io.PlaceholderFile file,
                                  AbstractExperiment exp)

Performs the actual writing of the experiment file.

Parameters:

file - the file to write to

exp - the experiment to write

Returns:

null if successfully written, otherwise error message

write

public String write(adams.core.io.PlaceholderFile file,
                    AbstractExperiment exp)

Writes the experiment file.

Parameters:

file - the file to write to

exp - the experiment to write

Returns:

null if successfully written, otherwise error message

getWriters

public static Class[] getWriters()

Returns a list with classes of writers.

Returns:

the writer classes