adams.flow.source
Class NewSpreadSheet

java.lang.Object
  adams.core.ConsoleObject
      adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler
          adams.flow.core.AbstractActor
              adams.flow.source.AbstractSource
                  adams.flow.source.NewSpreadSheet

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class NewSpreadSheet
extends AbstractSource

Generates an empty spreadsheet.

Input/output:
- generates:
adams.data.spreadsheet.SpreadSheet

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: NewSpreadSheet
 

-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.
 

-columns <java.lang.String> (property: columns)
    The comma-separated list of column names.
    default: A,B,C
 

-data-row-type <DENSE|SPARSE> (property: dataRowType)
    The type of row to use for the data.
    default: DENSE
 

Version:

$Revision: 6289 $

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected String	m_Columns the comma-separated list of column headers.
protected DataRowType	m_DataRowType the data row type to use.
protected Token	m_OutputToken the generated output token.

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

NewSpreadSheet()

Method Summary

String	columnsTipText() Returns the tip text for this property.
String	dataRowTypeTipText() Returns the tip text for this property.
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.
String	getColumns() Returns the comma-separated list of column names.
DataRowType	getDataRowType() Returns the type of data row to use.
String	getQuickInfo() Returns a quick info about the actor, which will be displayed in the GUI.
String	globalInfo() Returns a string describing the object.
boolean	hasPendingOutput() Checks whether there is pending output to be collected after executing the flow item.
Token	output() Returns the generated token.
protected void	reset() Resets the scheme.
void	setColumns(String value) Sets the comma-separated list of column names.
void	setDataRowType(DataRowType value) Sets the type of data row to use.

Methods inherited from class adams.flow.core.AbstractActor

annotationsTipText, backupState, canInspectOptions, canPerformSetUpCheck, cleanUp, compareTo, debug, destroy, equals, execute, 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, initialize, isBackedUp, isExecuted, isExecuting, isFinished, isHeadless, isStopped, nameTipText, performSetUpChecks, postExecute, preExecute, pruneBackup, pruneBackup, restoreState, setAnnotations, setErrorHandler, setHeadless, setName, setParent, setSkip, setStopFlowOnError, setUp, setVariables, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, sizeOf, skipTipText, stopExecution, stopExecution, stopFlowOnErrorTipText, updateDetectedVariables, updatePrefix, updateVariables, variableChanged, wrapUp

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, execute, 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, wrapUp

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.AdditionalInformationHandler

getAdditionalInformation

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.option.OptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, getOptionManager

Field Detail

m_Columns

protected String m_Columns

the comma-separated list of column headers.

m_DataRowType

protected DataRowType m_DataRowType

the data row type to use.

m_OutputToken

protected Token m_OutputToken

the generated output token.

Constructor Detail

NewSpreadSheet

public NewSpreadSheet()

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

reset

protected void reset()

Resets the scheme.

Overrides:

reset in class AbstractActor

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

setColumns

public void setColumns(String value)

Sets the comma-separated list of column names.

Parameters:

value - the list

getColumns

public String getColumns()

Returns the comma-separated list of column names.

Returns:

the list

columnsTipText

public String columnsTipText()

Returns the tip text for this property.

Returns:

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

setDataRowType

public void setDataRowType(DataRowType value)

Sets the type of data row to use.

Parameters:

value - the type

getDataRowType

public DataRowType getDataRowType()

Returns the type of data row to use.

Returns:

the type

dataRowTypeTipText

public String dataRowTypeTipText()

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

output

public Token output()

Returns the generated token.

Returns:

the generated token

hasPendingOutput

public boolean hasPendingOutput()

Checks whether there is pending output to be collected after executing the flow item.

Returns:

true if there is pending output