Method Detail

• write

  public static void write(Iterable<InputTriggerDescription> descriptions,
                           Writer writer)

  Writes the specified InputTriggerDescriptions on the specified writer.

  Parameters:

  descriptions - an iterable of the mapping description to write.

  writer - the writer. Is not closed after this method returns.

• write

  public static void write(Iterable<InputTriggerDescription> descriptions,
                           String fileName)
                    throws IOException

  Writes the specified InputTriggerDescriptions on the specified file.

  Parameters:

  descriptions - an iterable of the mapping description to write.

  fileName - the system-dependent filename.

  Throws:

  IOException - if the named file exists but is a directory rather than a regular file, does not exist but cannot be created, or cannot be opened for any other reason

• read

  public static List<InputTriggerDescription> read(Reader reader)

  Reads from the specified reader instance and returns the list of serialized InputTriggerDescriptions that are found in the input stream.

  Malformed serializations generate an error which is echoed on the console.

  Parameters:

  reader - the reader to read from. Is not closed after this method returns.

  Returns:

  a new list containing the InputTriggerDescriptions found in the stream. Empty if the serialization is malformed.

• read

  public static List<InputTriggerDescription> read(String fileName)
                                            throws IOException

  Reads from the specified file and returns the list of serialized InputTriggerDescriptions that are found in the file.

  Parameters:

  fileName - the system-dependent filename.

  Returns:

  a new list containing the InputTriggerDescriptions found in the file. Empty if the file is malformed.

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs, if the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.