ArtifactService (FitLayout Core 2.0.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseArtifactService, OperatorApplicationProvider, OperatorWrapperProvider, VisualBoxTreeProvider
```
public interface ArtifactService
extends Service
```
A service that creates an artifact from another artifact.

Author:

burgetr

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.IRI`	`getConsumes()`	The artifact type consumed.
`org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.IRI`	`getProduces()`	The artifact type produced.
`Artifact`	`process(Artifact input)`	Consumes an input artifact and produces an output artifact.

Methods inherited from interface cz.vutbr.fit.layout.api.Service
getCategory, getDescription, getId, getName, setServiceManager

- Method Detail
  - getConsumes
```
org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.IRI getConsumes()
```
    The artifact type consumed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the artifact type IRI or null when nothing is consumed (source only).
  - getProduces
```
org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.IRI getProduces()
```
    The artifact type produced.
    
    Returns:
    
    the artifact type IRI or null when nothing is produced (consumer only).
  - process
```
Artifact process(Artifact input)
          throws ServiceException
```
    Consumes an input artifact and produces an output artifact.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - The input artifact or null when nothing is consumed
    
    Returns:
    
    the output artifact null when nothing is produced
    
    Throws:
    
    ServiceException