Class WDCTableBuilder
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Documented
,DocumentedIOHandler
,TableBuilder
- Author:
- Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionboolean
canImport
(DataFlavor flavor) Returns false since there is no MIME type which targets WDC format.boolean
Indicates whether this handler can read tables from a stream.boolean
Indicates whether the serialization of some (short) example table should be added to the user documentation for this handler.Returns the name of the format which can be read by this handler.Returns user-directed documentation in XML format.makeStarTable
(uk.ac.starlink.util.DataSource datsrc, boolean wantRandom, StoragePolicy storagePolicy) Constructs aStarTable
based on a given DataSource.static String
readLine
(BufferedInputStream strm) void
streamStarTable
(InputStream in, TableSink sink, String pos) Throws an exception; streaming of WDC tables is not implemented.Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.table.formats.DocumentedTableBuilder
getExtensions, looksLikeFile
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.starlink.table.formats.DocumentedIOHandler
readText
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Constructor Details
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WDCTableBuilder
public WDCTableBuilder()
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Method Details
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getFormatName
Description copied from interface:TableBuilder
Returns the name of the format which can be read by this handler. Matching against this string may be used by callers to identify or select this handler from a list.- Returns:
- one-word description of this handler's format
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makeStarTable
public StarTable makeStarTable(uk.ac.starlink.util.DataSource datsrc, boolean wantRandom, StoragePolicy storagePolicy) throws IOException Description copied from interface:TableBuilder
Constructs aStarTable
based on a given DataSource. If the source is not recognised or this builder does not know how to construct a table from it, then aTableFormatException
should be thrown. If this builder thinks it should be able to handle the source but an error occurs during processing, an IOException can be thrown.The wantRandom parameter is used to indicate whether, ideally, a random-access table should be returned. There is no requirement for the builder to honour this request, but if it knows how to make both random and non-random tables, it can use this flag to decide which to return.
Note: the presence of the
wantRandom
parameter is somewhat misleading. TableBuilder implementations usually should, and do, ignore it (it would be removed from the interface if it were not for backward compatibility issues). Regardless of the value of this parameter, implementations should return a random-access table only if it is easy for them to do so; in particular they should not use the suppliedstoragePolicy
, or any other resource-expensive measure, to randomise a sequential table just because thewantRandom
parameter is true.- Parameters:
datsrc
- the DataSource containing the table resourcewantRandom
- whether, preferentially, a random access table should be returnedstoragePolicy
- a StoragePolicy object which may be used to supply scratch storage if the builder needs it- Returns:
- a StarTable made out of datsrc
- Throws:
TableFormatException
- if the table is not of a kind that can be handled by this handlerIOException
- if an unexpected I/O error occurs during processing
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canImport
Returns false since there is no MIME type which targets WDC format.- Parameters:
flavor
- the DataFlavor whose suitability as stream input is to be assessed- Returns:
- true iff this builder reckons it stands a good chance of turning a stream of type flavor into a StarTable
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streamStarTable
Throws an exception; streaming of WDC tables is not implemented. It probably could be if necessary.- Parameters:
in
- input stream containing table datasink
- destination of the tablepos
- position identifier describing the location of the table within the stream; seeDataSource.getPosition()
(may be null)- Throws:
TableFormatException
- if the table can't be streamed or the data is malformed
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canStream
public boolean canStream()Description copied from class:DocumentedTableBuilder
Indicates whether this handler can read tables from a stream.- Specified by:
canStream
in classDocumentedTableBuilder
- Returns:
- true iff this handler can read from streams
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docIncludesExample
public boolean docIncludesExample()Description copied from interface:DocumentedIOHandler
Indicates whether the serialization of some (short) example table should be added to the user documentation for this handler. Binary formats, or instances for which theDocumented.getXmlDescription()
method already includes some example output, should return false.- Returns:
- true if the user documentation would benefit from the addition of an example serialization
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getXmlDescription
Description copied from interface:Documented
Returns user-directed documentation in XML format.The output should be a sequence of one or more <P> elements, using XHTML-like XML. Since rendering may be done in a number of contexts however, use of the full range of XHTML elements is discouraged. Where possible, the content should stick to simple markup such as the elements P, A, UL, OL, LI, DL, DT, DD EM, STRONG, I, B, CODE, TT, PRE.
- Returns:
- XML description of this object
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readLine
- Throws:
IOException
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