org.lenskit.data.dao.file

Interface EntitySource

All Known Implementing Classes:

TextEntitySource

public interface EntitySource

Interface for entity providers.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,Object>	getMetadata() Get metadata from this entity source.
String	getName() Get the name of this entity source.
Set<EntityType>	getTypes() Get the entity types produced by this source.
ObjectStream<Entity>	openStream() Get the data from this entity source.

Method Detail

getName

@Nonnull
String getName()

Get the name of this entity source.

Returns:

The entity source name.

getTypes

@Nonnull
Set<EntityType> getTypes()

Get the entity types produced by this source.

Returns:

The set of entity types produced by this source.

openStream

@Nonnull
ObjectStream<Entity> openStream()
                                   throws IOException

Get the data from this entity source.

Returns:

The data from the entity source.

Throws:

IOException

getMetadata

@Nonnull
Map<String,Object> getMetadata()

Get metadata from this entity source.