adams.flow.transformer
Class PDFExtractText

java.lang.Object
  adams.core.ConsoleObject
      adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler
          adams.flow.core.AbstractActor
              adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer
                  adams.flow.transformer.PDFExtractText

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdditionalInformationHandler, CleanUpHandler, Debuggable, DebugOutputHandler, Destroyable, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, ShallowCopySupporter<AbstractActor>, SizeOfHandler, Stoppable, VariableChangeListener, Actor, ErrorHandler, InputConsumer, OutputProducer, Serializable, Comparable

public class PDFExtractText
extends AbstractTransformer

Actor for extracting the text of a range of pages from a PDF file.

Input/output:
- accepts:
java.lang.String
java.io.File
- generates:
java.lang.String

Valid options are:

-D <int> (property: debugLevel)
    The greater the number the more additional info the scheme may output to
    the console (0 = off).
    default: 0
    minimum: 0
 

-name <java.lang.String> (property: name)
    The name of the actor.
    default: PDFExtractText
 

-annotation <adams.core.base.BaseText> (property: annotations)
    The annotations to attach to this actor.
    default:
 

-skip (property: skip)
    If set to true, transformation is skipped and the input token is just forwarded
    as it is.
 

-stop-flow-on-error (property: stopFlowOnError)
    If set to true, the flow gets stopped in case this actor encounters an error;
     useful for critical actors.
 

-pages <java.lang.String> (property: pages)
    The range of pages to extract; A range is a comma-separated list of single
    1-based indices or sub-ranges of indices ('start-end'); 'inv(...)' inverts
    the range '...'; the following placeholders can be used as well: first,
    second, third, last_2, last_1, last
    default: first-last
 

Version:

$Revision: 5563 $

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected PlaceholderFile	m_Output the output file.
protected Range	m_Pages the range of pages to extract.

Fields inherited from class adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer

BACKUP_INPUT, BACKUP_OUTPUT, m_InputToken, m_OutputToken

Fields inherited from class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

m_Annotations, m_BackupState, m_DetectedObjectVariables, m_DetectedVariables, m_ErrorHandler, m_Executed, m_Executing, m_ExecutionListeningSupporter, m_FullName, m_Headless, m_Name, m_Parent, m_Root, m_Self, m_Skip, m_StopFlowOnError, m_StopMessage, m_Stopped, m_StorageHandler, m_VariablesUpdated

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_DebugLevel, m_OptionManager

Fields inherited from interface adams.flow.core.Actor

FILE_EXTENSION, FILE_EXTENSION_GZ

Constructor Summary

PDFExtractText()

Method Summary

Class[]	accepts() Returns the class that the consumer accepts.
void	defineOptions() Adds options to the internal list of options.
protected String	doExecute() Executes the flow item.
Class[]	generates() Returns the class of objects that it generates.
Range	getPages() Returns the page range.
String	getQuickInfo() Returns a quick info about the actor, which will be displayed in the GUI.
String	globalInfo() Returns a string describing the object.
protected void	initialize() Initializes the members.
String	pagesTipText() Returns the tip text for this property.
void	setPages(Range value) Sets the page range.

Methods inherited from class adams.flow.transformer.AbstractTransformer

backupState, execute, hasPendingOutput, input, output, postExecute, reset, restoreState, wrapUp

Methods inherited from class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

annotationsTipText, canInspectOptions, canPerformSetUpCheck, cleanUp, compareTo, debug, destroy, equals, findVariables, findVariables, findVariables, forceVariables, forCommandLine, forName, getAdditionalInformation, getAnnotations, getDefaultName, getDetectedVariables, getErrorHandler, getFlowActors, getFlowExecutionListeningSupporter, getFullName, getName, getNextSibling, getParent, getPreviousSibling, getRoot, getSkip, getStopFlowOnError, getStopMessage, getStorageHandler, getVariables, handleError, handleException, hasErrorHandler, hasStopMessage, index, isBackedUp, isExecuted, isExecuting, isFinished, isHeadless, isStopped, nameTipText, performSetUpChecks, preExecute, pruneBackup, pruneBackup, setAnnotations, setErrorHandler, setHeadless, setName, setParent, setSkip, setStopFlowOnError, setUp, setVariables, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, sizeOf, skipTipText, stopExecution, stopExecution, stopFlowOnErrorTipText, updateDetectedVariables, updatePrefix, updateVariables, variableChanged

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, debug, debugLevelTipText, finishInit, getDebugLevel, getOptionManager, isDebugOn, newOptionManager, setDebugLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.ConsoleObject

getDebugging, getSystemErr, getSystemOut

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface adams.flow.core.Actor

cleanUp, compareTo, debug, destroy, equals, findVariables, getAnnotations, getDefaultName, getDetectedVariables, getErrorHandler, getFlowExecutionListeningSupporter, getFullName, getName, getNextSibling, getParent, getPreviousSibling, getRoot, getSkip, getStopFlowOnError, getStopMessage, getStorageHandler, getVariables, handleError, hasErrorHandler, hasStopMessage, index, isExecuted, isFinished, isHeadless, isStopped, setAnnotations, setErrorHandler, setHeadless, setName, setParent, setSkip, setStopFlowOnError, setUp, setVariables, sizeOf, stopExecution, stopExecution, variableChanged

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.AdditionalInformationHandler

getAdditionalInformation

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.option.OptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, getOptionManager

Field Detail

m_Output

protected PlaceholderFile m_Output

the output file.

m_Pages

protected Range m_Pages

the range of pages to extract.

Constructor Detail

PDFExtractText

public PDFExtractText()

Method Detail

globalInfo

public String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

globalInfo in class AbstractOptionHandler

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

defineOptions

public void defineOptions()

Adds options to the internal list of options.

Specified by:

defineOptions in interface OptionHandler

Overrides:

defineOptions in class AbstractActor

initialize

protected void initialize()

Initializes the members.

Overrides:

initialize in class AbstractActor

setPages

public void setPages(Range value)

Sets the page range.

Parameters:

value - the range

getPages

public Range getPages()

Returns the page range.

Returns:

the range

pagesTipText

public String pagesTipText()

Returns the tip text for this property.

Returns:

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

getQuickInfo

public String getQuickInfo()

Returns a quick info about the actor, which will be displayed in the GUI.

Specified by:

getQuickInfo in interface QuickInfoSupporter

Specified by:

getQuickInfo in interface Actor

Overrides:

getQuickInfo in class AbstractActor

Returns:

null if no info available, otherwise short string

accepts

public Class[] accepts()

Returns the class that the consumer accepts.

Returns:

java.lang.String.class, java.io.File.class

generates

public Class[] generates()

Returns the class of objects that it generates.

Returns:

java.lang.String.class

doExecute

protected String doExecute()

Executes the flow item.

Specified by:

doExecute in class AbstractActor

Returns:

null if everything is fine, otherwise error message