com.partnersoft.maps.translator
Class MapDataFilter

java.lang.Object
  com.partnersoft.maps.translator.MapDataCollector
      com.partnersoft.maps.translator.MapDataFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

FilterByGraphicType, LoggingFilter, MapDataClassifier, MapDataCuller, MapDataIndexer, MapDataReducer, MapDataTransformer

public abstract class MapDataFilter
extends MapDataCollector

Any sink for map data in the translator.

Author:

Paul Reavis Copyright 2003-2005 Partner Software, Inc.

Field Summary

protected MapDataCollector

nextCollector

Fields inherited from class com.partnersoft.maps.translator.MapDataCollector

name, pipeline

Constructor Summary

MapDataFilter(java.lang.String name, TranslationPipeline pipeline)

MapDataFilter(java.lang.String name, TranslationPipeline pipeline, MapDataCollector nextCollector)

Method Summary

abstract void	collect(MapDataGraphic graphic)
void	discard(MapDataGraphic graphic) Discards the graphic.
void	flush() Optional; flushes data through.
MapDataCollector	getNextCollector()
void	pass(MapDataGraphic graphic) Passes the (possibly modified or new) graphic to the next stage in the pipeline.
void	setNextCollector(MapDataCollector newCollector)

Methods inherited from class com.partnersoft.maps.translator.MapDataCollector

close, getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

nextCollector

protected MapDataCollector nextCollector

Constructor Detail

MapDataFilter

public MapDataFilter(java.lang.String name,
                     TranslationPipeline pipeline,
                     MapDataCollector nextCollector)

MapDataFilter

public MapDataFilter(java.lang.String name,
                     TranslationPipeline pipeline)

Method Detail

collect

public abstract void collect(MapDataGraphic graphic)
                      throws java.io.IOException

Specified by:

collect in class MapDataCollector

Throws:

java.io.IOException

flush

public void flush()
           throws java.io.IOException

Optional; flushes data through.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

pass

public void pass(MapDataGraphic graphic)
          throws java.io.IOException

Passes the (possibly modified or new) graphic to the next stage in the pipeline.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

discard

public void discard(MapDataGraphic graphic)
             throws java.io.IOException

Discards the graphic. May log it as discarded.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getNextCollector

public MapDataCollector getNextCollector()

setNextCollector

public void setNextCollector(MapDataCollector newCollector)