uk.ac.starlink.ttools.mode

Interface ProcessingMode

All Known Implementing Classes:

CgiMode, ChecksumMode, ChoiceMode, CopyMode, CountMode, CubeMode, ExtAppMode, JdbcMode, MetadataMode, MocMode, NullMode, PlasticMode, SampMode, StatsMode, SwingMode, TopcatMode

public interface ProcessingMode

Interface defining the final element of a table processing pipeline - the one which disposes of the generated table in some way.

Since:

9 Aug 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TableConsumer	createConsumer(Environment env) Creates a TableConsumer, deriving any additional required configuration from a given environment.
Parameter<?>[]	getAssociatedParameters() Returns a list of any parameters which are associated with this mode.
String	getDescription() Returns a textual description of this processing mode.

Method Detail

createConsumer

TableConsumer createConsumer(Environment env)
                      throws TaskException

Creates a TableConsumer, deriving any additional required configuration from a given environment.

Parameters:

env - execution environment

Throws:

TaskException

getAssociatedParameters

Parameter<?>[] getAssociatedParameters()

Returns a list of any parameters which are associated with this mode.

Returns:

parameter list

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns a textual description of this processing mode. This will be included in the user document so should be in XML.

Returns:

textual description of this mode