org.apache.uima.resource.metadata
Interface ExternalResourceBinding

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable

public interface ExternalResourceBinding
extends MetaDataObject

Binds an ExternalResourceDependency to an ExternalResourceDescription. The biding has two parts - the key, which indicates the resource dependency being bound, and the resource name, which identifies the resource to which that dependency is bound.

Method Summary

String	getKey() Retrieves the key that identifies the ExternalResourceDependency being bound.
String	getResourceName() Retrieves the name of the actual Resource instance that will satisfy this dependency.
void	setKey(String aKey) Sets the key that identifies the ExternalResourceDependency being bound.
void	setResourceName(String aName) Sets the name of the actual Resource instance that will satisfy this dependency.

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()

Retrieves the key that identifies the ExternalResourceDependency being bound. If this binding is declared in a primitive component, this is exactly the same key as is specified in the ExternalResourceDependency.

Within an aggregate, a slash-separated name is used to identify which component the binding applies to. For example, if an Aggregate AE contains an annotator with key annotator1 which declares a resource dependency myResource, that Aggregate AE could binding that resource dependency by using the key annotator1/myResource.

Returns:

the key for this resource binding.

setKey

void setKey(String aKey)

Sets the key that identifies the ExternalResourceDependency being bound. If this binding is declared in a primitive component, this is exactly the same key as is specified in the ExternalResourceDependency.

Within an aggregate, a slash-separated name is used to identify which component the binding applies to. For example, if an Aggregate AE contains an annotator with key annotator1 which declares a resource dependency myResource, that Aggregate AE could binding that resource dependency by using the key annotator1/myResource.

Parameters:

aKey - the key for this resource binding.

getResourceName

String getResourceName()

Retrieves the name of the actual Resource instance that will satisfy this dependency. This name must match one of the names specified in an ExternalResourceDescription within the enclosing ResourceManagerConfiguration object.

Returns:

the name of the resource satisfying this dependency.

setResourceName

void setResourceName(String aName)

Sets the name of the actual Resource instance that will satisfy this dependency. This name must match one of the names specified in an ExternalResourceDescription within the enclosing ResourceManagerConfiguration object.

Parameters:

aName - the name of the resource satisfying this dependency.