org.apache.any23.writer
Class WriterRegistry

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.any23.writer.WriterRegistry

public class WriterRegistry
extends Object

Registry class for FormatWriters.

Author:

Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)

Method Summary

static String	getIdentifier(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass) Reads the identifier specified for the given FormatWriter.
String[]	getIdentifiers()
static WriterRegistry	getInstance()
static String	getMimeType(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass) Reads the MIME Type specified for the given FormatWriter.
String[]	getMimeTypes()
Class<? extends FormatWriter>	getWriterByIdentifier(String id) Returns the FormatWriter identified by id.
FormatWriter	getWriterInstanceByIdentifier(String id, OutputStream os) Returns an instance of FormatWriter ready to write on the given os OutputStream.
Class<? extends FormatWriter>[]	getWriters()
Class<? extends FormatWriter>[]	getWritersByMimeType(String mimeType) Returns all the writers matching the specified mimeType.
boolean	hasIdentifier(String id) Verifies if a FormatWriter with given id identifier has been registered.
void	register(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass) Registers a new FormatWriter to the registry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public static String getIdentifier(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass)

Reads the identifier specified for the given FormatWriter.

Parameters:

writerClass - writer class.

Returns:

identifier.

getMimeType

public static String getMimeType(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass)

Reads the MIME Type specified for the given FormatWriter.

Parameters:

writerClass - writer class.

Returns:

MIME type.

getInstance

public static WriterRegistry getInstance()

Returns:

the WriterRegistry singleton instance.

register

public void register(Class<? extends FormatWriter> writerClass)

Registers a new FormatWriter to the registry.

Parameters:

writerClass - the class of the writer to be registered.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the id or the mimetype are null or empty strings or if the identifier has been already defined.

hasIdentifier

public boolean hasIdentifier(String id)

Verifies if a FormatWriter with given id identifier has been registered.

Parameters:

id - identifier.

Returns:

true if the identifier has been registered, false otherwise.

getIdentifiers

public String[] getIdentifiers()

Returns:

the list of all the specified identifiers.

getMimeTypes

public String[] getMimeTypes()

Returns:

the list of MIME types covered by the registered FormatWriters.

getWriters

public Class<? extends FormatWriter>[] getWriters()

Returns:

the list of all the registered FormatWriters.

getWriterByIdentifier

public Class<? extends FormatWriter> getWriterByIdentifier(String id)

Returns the FormatWriter identified by id.

Parameters:

id - the writer identifier.

Returns:

the class of the FormatWriter matching the id or null if not found.s

getWritersByMimeType

public Class<? extends FormatWriter>[] getWritersByMimeType(String mimeType)

Returns all the writers matching the specified mimeType.

Parameters:

mimeType - a MIMEType.

Returns:

a list of matching writers or an empty list.

getWriterInstanceByIdentifier

public FormatWriter getWriterInstanceByIdentifier(String id,
                                                  OutputStream os)

Returns an instance of FormatWriter ready to write on the given os OutputStream.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the FormatWriter to crate an instance.

os - the output stream.

Returns:

the not null FormatWriter instance.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the id doesn't match any registered writer.