org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.metadata
Interface FlowControllerDeclaration

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable

public interface FlowControllerDeclaration
extends MetaDataObject

Declares which FlowController is used by the Aggregate Analysis Engine. This can be done either by import or by direct inclusion of a ResourceSpecifier (descriptor) for the FlowController.

If an import is used, it is not automatically resolved when this object is deserialized from XML. To resolve the imports, call the resolveImports() method. Import resolution is done automatically during AnalysisEngine instantiation.

Method Summary

Import	getImport() Gets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
String	getKey() Gets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
ResourceSpecifier	getSpecifier() Retrieves the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
void	resolveImports() Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one.
void	resolveImports(ResourceManager aResourceManager) Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one.
void	setImport(Import aImport) Sets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
void	setKey(String aKey) Sets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
void	setSpecifier(ResourceSpecifier aSpecifier) Sets the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.

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

getKey

String getKey()

Gets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.

Returns:

the key assigned to the FlowController

setKey

void setKey(String aKey)

Sets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.

Parameters:

aKey - the key to assign to the FlowController

getImport

Import getImport()

Gets the import that references the FlowController specifier.

Returns:

an object containing the import information, or null if no import was used

setImport

void setImport(Import aImport)

Sets the import that references the FlowController specifier.

Parameters:

aImport - an object containing the import information, or null if no import is to be used

getSpecifier

ResourceSpecifier getSpecifier()

Retrieves the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.

Returns:

the ResourceSpecifier that specifies a FlowController.

setSpecifier

void setSpecifier(ResourceSpecifier aSpecifier)

Sets the ResourceSpecifier used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.

Parameters:

aSpecifier - a ResourceSpecifier that specifies a FlowController

resolveImports

void resolveImports()
                    throws InvalidXMLException

Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The specifierproperty of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.

Throws:

InvalidXMLException - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid

resolveImports

void resolveImports(ResourceManager aResourceManager)
                    throws InvalidXMLException

Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The specifierproperty of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.

Parameters:

aResourceManager - the Resource Manager used to locate an XML file imported by name

Throws:

InvalidXMLException - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid