Package de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.formatter

Class DummyFormatter

java.lang.Object

de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.formatter.DummyFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

public class DummyFormatter
extends java.lang.Object
implements OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

A dummy instance to avoid NPEs.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger, SSE

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.formatter.OutputFormatter

OutputFormatter.OutputConverter<T>

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.formatter.OutputFormatter

SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DummyFormatter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	add(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String data)	Adds information to one chunk of output.
byte[]	chunkCompleted()	Completes a chunk of output data.
void	endStructure()	Ends a structure started before.
OutputFormatter.OutputConverter<java.lang.String>	getConverter()	Returns the output converter.
void	startArrayStructure(java.lang.String name)	Starts an array structure.
void	startObjectStructure(java.lang.String name)	Starts an object structure.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DummyFormatter

public DummyFormatter()

Method Detail

add

public void add(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String data)
         throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Adds information to one chunk of output. Hierarchical names separated by OutputFormatter.SEPARATOR can be used, but nested values for the same parent (object) field must be named in sequence.

Specified by:

add in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

name - optional data name field (may be null for none)

data - the data to be added

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if adding the data fails for some reason

startArrayStructure

public void startArrayStructure(java.lang.String name)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Starts an array structure. Following OutputFormatter.add(String, Object) calls will add elements to the array. Must be closed with OutputFormatter.endStructure()

Specified by:

startArrayStructure in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

name - optional data name field holding the array (may be null for none)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if starting this structure fails

startObjectStructure

public void startObjectStructure(java.lang.String name)
                          throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Starts an object structure. Following OutputFormatter.add(String, Object) calls will add elements to the object. Must be closed with OutputFormatter.endStructure()

Specified by:

startObjectStructure in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

name - optional data name field holding the array (may be null for none)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if starting this structure fails

endStructure

public void endStructure()
                  throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Ends a structure started before.

Specified by:

endStructure in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if ending the actual structure fails

chunkCompleted

public byte[] chunkCompleted()
                      throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Completes a chunk of output data.

Specified by:

chunkCompleted in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Returns:

the chunk

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if creating the chunk fails for some reason

getConverter

public OutputFormatter.OutputConverter<java.lang.String> getConverter()

Description copied from interface: OutputFormatter

Returns the output converter.

Specified by:

getConverter in interface OutputFormatter<java.lang.String>

Returns:

the output converter