org.ginsim.core.graph.objectassociation

Interface GraphAssociatedObjectManager<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AvatarParametersManager, BasicGraphAssociatedManager, BiblioManager, NamedStatesManager, PerturbationManager, ReductionConfigManager, SimulationParametersManager, StatesToHierarchicalMappingManager

public interface GraphAssociatedObjectManager<T>

Implement this interface to save/open objects associated to graph automatically.

Author:

Lionel Spinelli

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	doCreate(Graph graph) create the associated object for a graph
T	doOpen(InputStream is, Graph graph) open associated object.
void	doSave(OutputStreamWriter out, Graph graph) save the object associated with this graph.
String[]	getAliases() Get the aliases under which the object used to be saved (zip name in old files)
Class	getGraphType() Get the type of graph handled by this data manager.
T	getObject(Graph graph) get the existing associated object for a graph
String	getObjectName()
boolean	handles(String key) Test if the key is a valid name for this data manager
boolean	needSaving(Graph graph)

Method Detail

getObjectName

String getObjectName()

Returns:

the name of the object (for the zip entry)

getAliases

String[] getAliases()

Get the aliases under which the object used to be saved (zip name in old files)

Returns:

the aliases or null

needSaving

boolean needSaving(Graph graph)

Parameters:

graph -

Returns:

true if this graph has a relevant associated object

doSave

void doSave(OutputStreamWriter out,
            Graph graph)
     throws GsException

save the object associated with this graph.

Parameters:

out -

graph -

Throws:

GsException

doOpen

T doOpen(InputStream is,
         Graph graph)
  throws GsException

open associated object.

Parameters:

is -

graph -

Throws:

GsException

doCreate

T doCreate(Graph graph)

create the associated object for a graph

Parameters:

graph -

getObject

T getObject(Graph graph)

get the existing associated object for a graph

Parameters:

graph -

Returns:

the existing object, or null if not created

handles

boolean handles(String key)

Test if the key is a valid name for this data manager

Parameters:

key -

Returns:

true if this manager believes it can handle the key

getGraphType

Class getGraphType()

Get the type of graph handled by this data manager.

Returns:

the class of supported graph