Constructor Detail

• JCasFlowController_ImplBase

  public JCasFlowController_ImplBase()

Method Detail

• getRequiredCasInterface

  public Class<JCas> getRequiredCasInterface()

  Description copied from interface: FlowController
  Returns the specific CAS interface that this FlowController requires the framework to pass to its FlowController.computeFlow(AbstractCas) method.

  Returns:

  the required CAS interface. This must specify a subtype of AbstractCas.

• computeFlow

  public final Flow computeFlow(AbstractCas aCAS)
                         throws AnalysisEngineProcessException

  Overriden to check that aCAS is an instanceof JCas. If it is, then computeFlow(JCas) is called. If not, an exception is thrown.

  Parameters:

  aCAS - A CAS that this FlowController should process. The framework will ensure that aCAS implements the specific CAS interface declared in the <casInterface> element of this FlowController's descriptor.

  Returns:

  a Flow object that has responsibility for routing aCAS through the Aggregate Analysis Engine.

  Throws:

  AnalysisEngineProcessException - if this FlowController encounters a problem computing the flow for the CAS

• computeFlow

  public abstract Flow computeFlow(JCas aJCas)
                            throws AnalysisEngineProcessException

  This method must be overriden by subclasses. It takes a JCas and returns a Flow object that is responsible for routing this particular JCas through the components of this Aggregate. The Flow object should be given a handle to the JCas, so that it can use information in the CAS to make routing decisions.

  FlowController implementations will typically define their own class that implements Flow by extending from the base class JCasFlow_ImplBase. This method would then just instantiate the flow object, call its setCas method to provide a handle to the JCas, and return the flow object.

  Parameters:

  aJCas - the JCas to be routed

  Returns:

  a Flow object that will be used to route aJCas

  Throws:

  AnalysisEngineProcessException - if a problem occurs during processing

  See Also:

  FlowController.computeFlow(AbstractCas)