EventHandlingConnector (connectors 0.6.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

Connector<O,I,CO,CI>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractChannelConnector, AbstractConnector
```
public interface EventHandlingConnector
```
Basic connector interface providing access to event-relevant functionality.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger, SSE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`enablePolling(boolean enablePolling)`	Enable/disable polling (does not influence the polling timer).
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns a descriptive name of the connector/the connected protocol.
`void`	`trigger()`	Trigger the ingestion of a next data item.
`void`	`trigger(ConnectorTriggerQuery query)`	Trigger the ingestion of a next data item.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns a descriptive name of the connector/the connected protocol.
    
    Returns:
    
    a descriptive name of the connected protocol
  - enablePolling
```
void enablePolling(boolean enablePolling)
```
    Enable/disable polling (does not influence the polling timer).
    
    Parameters:
    
    enablePolling - whether polling shall enabled
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConnector.enableNotifications(boolean)
  - trigger
```
void trigger()
```
    Trigger the ingestion of a next data item.
  - trigger
```
void trigger(ConnectorTriggerQuery query)
```
    Trigger the ingestion of a next data item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    query - specification what to ingest; capabilities depend on connector