org.mule.api.transformer
Interface StreamingTransformer

All Superinterfaces:

BaseTransformer, Disposable, Initialisable, MessageProcessor, NamedObject

public interface StreamingTransformer
extends BaseTransformer

TODO

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

PHASE_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable

PHASE_NAME

Method Summary

StreamingTransformer	getNextTransformer() Transformers can be chained together and invoked in a series
void	setNextTransformer(StreamingTransformer nextTransformer) Transformers can be chained together and invoked in a series
Object	transform(InputStream src, OutputStream dest, String encoding) Thransforms the supplied data and returns the result

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.transformer.BaseTransformer

getEndpoint, setEndpoint

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.processor.MessageProcessor

process

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

initialise

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable

dispose

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.NamedObject

getName, setName

Method Detail

getNextTransformer

StreamingTransformer getNextTransformer()

Transformers can be chained together and invoked in a series

Returns:

the next transformer to invoke after this one

setNextTransformer

void setNextTransformer(StreamingTransformer nextTransformer)

Transformers can be chained together and invoked in a series

Parameters:

nextTransformer - the next transforer to invoke

transform

Object transform(InputStream src,
                 OutputStream dest,
                 String encoding)
                 throws TransformerException

Thransforms the supplied data and returns the result

Parameters:

src - the inputStream

encoding - the encoding to use in this transformation (if necessary)

Returns:

the transformed data

Throws:

TransformerException - if a error occurs transforming the data or if the expected returnClass isn't the same as the transformed data