org.apache.uima.collection
Interface CasConsumerDescription

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, MetaDataObject, ResourceCreationSpecifier, ResourceSpecifier, Serializable, XMLizable

public interface CasConsumerDescription
extends ResourceCreationSpecifier

An CasConsumerDescription contains all of the information needed to instantiate and use an CasConsumer.

Method Summary

ProcessingResourceMetaData

getCasConsumerMetaData() Retrieves the metadata that describes the CasConsumer.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceCreationSpecifier

doFullValidation, doFullValidation, getExternalResourceDependencies, getExternalResourceDependency, getFrameworkImplementation, getImplementationName, getMetaData, getResourceManagerConfiguration, setExternalResourceDependencies, setFrameworkImplementation, setImplementationName, setMetaData, setResourceManagerConfiguration, validate, validate

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject

clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable

buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML

Method Detail

getCasConsumerMetaData

ProcessingResourceMetaData getCasConsumerMetaData()

Retrieves the metadata that describes the CasConsumer.

Returns:

the ProcessingResourceMetaData object containing the CasConsumer's metadata. This object can be modified.