org.gcube.data.streams.publishers
Interface RecordFactory<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements

All Known Implementing Classes:

RsStringRecordFactory

public interface RecordFactory<E>

Generates Records from the elements of a Stream.

Author:

Fabio Simeoni

Method Summary

gr.uoa.di.madgik.grs.record.RecordDefinition[]	definitions() Returns the definitions of the records.
gr.uoa.di.madgik.grs.record.Record	newRecord(E element) Generates a Record from a Stream element.

Method Detail

definitions

gr.uoa.di.madgik.grs.record.RecordDefinition[] definitions()

Returns the definitions of the records.

Returns:

the definitions

newRecord

gr.uoa.di.madgik.grs.record.Record newRecord(E element)
                                             throws StreamContingencyException,
                                                    RuntimeException

Generates a Record from a Stream element.

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

the record

Throws:

StreamContingencyException - if no record can be generated, because the input element violates pre-conditions

RuntimeException - if no record can be generated, because of an unrecoverable condition