it.uniroma2.art.owlart.models.conf

Interface ModelConfiguration

All Known Subinterfaces:

PersistenceModelConfiguration

All Known Implementing Classes:

ModelConfigurationImpl, RemoteModelConfigurationImpl

public interface ModelConfiguration

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<String>	getConfigurationParameters() returns all the parameters of the implementing ModelConfiguration subclass, which have been annotated as ModelConfigurationParameter
String	getParameterContentType(String parID) get the expected type of content for the parameter.
String	getParameterDescription(String id) this method is useful when OWL ART API are embedded inside tools presenting list of configuration parameters for being set by the users, to provide hints for the user on which kind of values should be used to fill them
Object	getParameterValue(String id) gets the value of a parameter previously set on this configuration
String	getShortName()
boolean	hasRequiredParameters() tells if this ModelConfiguration needs to be explicitly set by the user or if it can be used in its default settings
boolean	isRequiredParameter(String parID)
void	loadParameters(File propertyFile) invokes setParameter(String, Object) on each of the parameter/value pairs found in propertyFile
void	setParameter(String id, Object value) sets the value of the Configuration Parameter to value Note that it is possible to pass the value both with the proper type, if it is known in advance, as well with a generic String, which will be evaluated and converted to the appropriate type.
void	setParameters(Properties properties) invokes setParameter(String, Object) on each of the parameter/value pairs found in properties
void	storeParameters(File propertyFile) stores the parameters of this configuration in file propertyFile

Method Detail

getConfigurationParameters

Collection<String> getConfigurationParameters()

returns all the parameters of the implementing ModelConfiguration subclass, which have been annotated as ModelConfigurationParameter

Returns:

getParameterValue

Object getParameterValue(String id)
                         throws ConfParameterNotFoundException

gets the value of a parameter previously set on this configuration

Parameters:

id -

Returns:

Throws:

ConfParameterNotFoundException

setParameter

void setParameter(String id,
                Object value)
                  throws BadConfigurationException

sets the value of the Configuration Parameter to value
Note that it is possible to pass the value both with the proper type, if it is known in advance, as well with a generic String, which will be evaluated and converted to the appropriate type. Supported types are now:

• Boolean
• Integer
• Long
• Double

Parameters:

id -

value -

Throws:

BadConfigurationException

loadParameters

void loadParameters(File propertyFile)
                    throws BadConfigurationException,
                           IOException

invokes setParameter(String, Object) on each of the parameter/value pairs found in propertyFile

Parameters:

propertyFile -

Throws:

BadConfigurationException

IOException

setParameters

void setParameters(Properties properties)
                   throws BadConfigurationException

invokes setParameter(String, Object) on each of the parameter/value pairs found in properties

Parameters:

properties -

Throws:

BadConfigurationException

storeParameters

void storeParameters(File propertyFile)
                     throws IOException,
                            BadConfigurationException

stores the parameters of this configuration in file propertyFile

Parameters:

propertyFile -

Throws:

IOException

BadConfigurationException

getParameterContentType

String getParameterContentType(String parID)
                               throws ConfParameterNotFoundException

get the expected type of content for the parameter. Can be used by external tools to drive the acquisition of that value or to check

Parameters:

parID -

Returns:

Throws:

ConfParameterNotFoundException

hasRequiredParameters

boolean hasRequiredParameters()

tells if this ModelConfiguration needs to be explicitly set by the user or if it can be used in its default settings

Returns:

isRequiredParameter

boolean isRequiredParameter(String parID)
                            throws ConfParameterNotFoundException

Throws:

ConfParameterNotFoundException

getParameterDescription

String getParameterDescription(String id)
                               throws ConfParameterNotFoundException

this method is useful when OWL ART API are embedded inside tools presenting list of configuration parameters for being set by the users, to provide hints for the user on which kind of values should be used to fill them

Parameters:

id -

Returns:

Throws:

ConfParameterNotFoundException

getShortName

String getShortName()

Returns:

a humanly understandable short name representing the type of this model configuration