Converter (rome 1.12.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConverterForAtom03, ConverterForAtom10, ConverterForRSS090, ConverterForRSS091Netscape, ConverterForRSS091Userland, ConverterForRSS092, ConverterForRSS093, ConverterForRSS094, ConverterForRSS10, ConverterForRSS20
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public interface Converter
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Interface that defines the functionality to convert a SyndFeedImpl to a real feed (RSS or Atom) and vice versa.
Each implementation knows how to deal with a specific type (version) of a real feed.
Implementations must be thread safe.
TODO: explain how developers can plugin their own implementations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`copyInto(WireFeed feed, SyndFeed syndFeed)`	Makes a deep copy/conversion of the values of a real feed into a SyndFeedImpl.
`WireFeed`	`createRealFeed(SyndFeed syndFeed)`	Creates real feed with a deep copy/conversion of the values of a SyndFeedImpl.
`String`	`getType()`	Returns the type (version) of the real feed this converter handles.

- Method Detail
  - getType
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String getType()
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    Returns the type (version) of the real feed this converter handles.
    
    Returns:
    
    the real feed type.
    
    See Also:
    
    for details on the format of this string.
  - copyInto
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void copyInto(WireFeed feed,
              SyndFeed syndFeed)
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    Makes a deep copy/conversion of the values of a real feed into a SyndFeedImpl.
    It assumes the given SyndFeedImpl has no properties set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    feed - real feed to copy/convert.
    
    syndFeed - the SyndFeedImpl that will contain the copied/converted values of the real feed.
  - createRealFeed
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WireFeed createRealFeed(SyndFeed syndFeed)
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    Creates real feed with a deep copy/conversion of the values of a SyndFeedImpl.
    
    Parameters:
    
    syndFeed - SyndFeedImpl to copy/convert value from.
    
    Returns:
    
    a real feed with copied/converted values of the SyndFeedImpl.