uk.ac.ncl.cs.instantsoap.stringprocessor
Interface StringProcessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BobAppender, EchoingStringProcessor, RDataFrameProcessor, SimpleMath, StringAppender

@Spi
public interface StringProcessor

A processor that transforms a String to a String.

Author:

Cheng-Yang(Louis) Tang, Matthew Pocock

Method Summary

MetaData	describeApplication() Describe this string transformation application.
MetaData	getInput() Describe the single input.
MetaData	getOutputs() Describe the single output.
String	process(String data) Process input data.
void	validate(String data) Check that the input is valid.

Method Detail

process

String process(String data)
               throws JobExecutionException

Process input data.

Parameters:

data - the input String

Returns:

the output String

Throws:

JobExecutionException

validate

void validate(String data)
              throws InvalidJobSpecificationException

Check that the input is valid.

Parameters:

data - the input String

Throws:

InvalidJobSpecificationException

describeApplication

MetaData describeApplication()

Describe this string transformation application.

Returns:

the MetaData describing the application, including its name

getInput

MetaData getInput()

Describe the single input.

Returns:

the MetaData describing the input, including its name

getOutputs

MetaData getOutputs()

Describe the single output.

Returns:

the MetaData describing the output, including its name