org.fastnate.data

Interface DataProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCsvDataProvider, AbstractDataProvider

public interface DataProvider

Implementations of this class will automatically instantiated by the EntityImporter. The constructor must either be the "no arguments constructor" - or accept one or more of the following parameters:

• the data directory as File
• the Properties settings
• references to other DataProviders

If references to other DataProviders are used in the constructor, the buildEntities() method of these providers are called before our buildEntities().

Author:

Andreas Penski, Tobias Liefke

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	buildEntities() Builds the entities that are accessed later using writeEntities(EntitySqlGenerator).
int	getOrder() An additional helper to sort the output by its precedence.
void	writeEntities(EntitySqlGenerator sqlGenerator) Adds all entities to the SQL file using the given generator.

Method Detail

buildEntities

void buildEntities()
                   throws IOException

Builds the entities that are accessed later using writeEntities(EntitySqlGenerator).

Throws:

IOException - if something happens during any possible import of the generated entities

writeEntities

void writeEntities(EntitySqlGenerator sqlGenerator)
                   throws IOException

Adds all entities to the SQL file using the given generator.

Parameters:

sqlGenerator - the SQL file generator

Throws:

IOException - if the generator throws one

getOrder

int getOrder()

An additional helper to sort the output by its precedence. Providers with a smaller order criteria will write their data before providers with a higher order criteria, except in the case that the first is depending on the second.

Returns:

the order criteria