io.scif.services

Interface TranslatorService

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<org.scijava.Prioritized>, org.scijava.Contextual, org.scijava.Disposable, org.scijava.plugin.HasPluginInfo, org.scijava.Identifiable, org.scijava.Initializable, org.scijava.Locatable, org.scijava.log.Logged, org.scijava.Prioritized, org.scijava.plugin.PTService<Translator>, org.scijava.plugin.RichPlugin, SCIFIOService, org.scijava.plugin.SciJavaPlugin, org.scijava.service.Service, org.scijava.plugin.SingletonService<Translator>, org.scijava.Versioned

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTranslatorService

public interface TranslatorService
extends SCIFIOService, org.scijava.plugin.SingletonService<Translator>

Collection of methods for creating and using appropriate Translators to convert between Metadata types.

Author:

Mark Hiner

See Also:

Translator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Translator	findTranslator(Class<? extends Metadata> source, Class<? extends Metadata> dest, boolean exact) Returns a translator capable of translating from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, or null if no such Translator exists.
Translator	findTranslator(Metadata source, Metadata dest, boolean exact) Returns a translator capable of translating from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, or null if no such Translator exists.
boolean	translate(Metadata source, Metadata dest, boolean exact) Convenience method to immediately translate from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, assuming an appropriate Translator is found.

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.plugin.SingletonService

create, filterInstances, getInstance, getInstances, initialize, objectService

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.plugin.PTService

getPlugins, getPluginService, getPluginType, pluginService

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.service.Service

registerEventHandlers

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.plugin.RichPlugin

getIdentifier, log

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.Contextual

context, getContext, setContext

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.Prioritized

compareTo, getPriority, setPriority

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.plugin.HasPluginInfo

getInfo, setInfo

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.Locatable

getLocation

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.Versioned

getVersion

Methods inherited from interface org.scijava.Disposable

dispose

Method Detail

findTranslator

Translator findTranslator(Metadata source,
                          Metadata dest,
                          boolean exact)

Returns a translator capable of translating from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, or null if no such Translator exists.

Parameters:

source - - Metadata to read from

dest - - Metadata to populate

exact - - true if a translator that exactly matches these Metadata is desired

Returns:

Translator whose translate method will accept these Metadata instances

findTranslator

Translator findTranslator(Class<? extends Metadata> source,
                          Class<? extends Metadata> dest,
                          boolean exact)

Returns a translator capable of translating from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, or null if no such Translator exists.

Parameters:

source - - Metadata to read from

dest - - Metadata to populate

exact - - true if a translator that exactly matches these Metadata is desired

Returns:

Translator whose translate method will accept these Metadata instances

translate

boolean translate(Metadata source,
                  Metadata dest,
                  boolean exact)

Convenience method to immediately translate from the source Metadata to the dest Metadata type, assuming an appropriate Translator is found.

Useful if you don't need a handle on the Translator itself.

Parameters:

source - - Metadata to read from

dest - - Metadata to populate

exact - - true if a translator that exactly matches these Metadata is desired

Returns:

true if translation was successful, and false otherwise.