de.vandermeer.skb.base.info

Interface InfoLoader

All Known Subinterfaces:

DirectoryLoader, FileLoader, FileSourceListLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLoader, CommonsDirectoryWalker, JsonFileLoader, PropertyArrayLoader, PropertyFileLoader, SimpleDirectoryScanner, StgFileLoader, StringFileLoader

public interface InfoLoader

An information source loader.

Since:

v0.0.7

Version:

v0.2.0 build 170404 (04-Apr-17) for Java 1.8

Author:

Sven van der Meer <vdmeer.sven@mykolab.com>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IsErrorSetFT	getLoadErrors() Returns collected errors from the last invocation of load or other methods.
InfoSource	getSource() Returns the source set for the loader, that is where the loader loads information from.
Object	load() Loads information from a source and returns a specific object.
default boolean	validateSource() Validates the loaders source.

Method Detail

getSource

InfoSource getSource()

Returns the source set for the loader, that is where the loader loads information from.

Returns:

source set for the loader

load

Object load()

Loads information from a source and returns a specific object. Errors of the loading process will be collected, use getLoadErrors() to retrieve them.

Returns:

an object with the information loaded

getLoadErrors

IsErrorSetFT getLoadErrors()

Returns collected errors from the last invocation of load or other methods.

Returns:

collected errors, should not be null but can be empty (meaning no errors).

validateSource

default boolean validateSource()

Validates the loaders source.

Returns:

true if the source is valid (not null and getSource not null), false otherwise