org.sakaiproject.importer.api

Interface ImportFileParser

public interface ImportFileParser

A parser is a class that understands how to read an archive file and extract from it a vendor-neutral collection of content objects. This is the interface you should implement if you have an importer which is going to parse a new type of archive.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isValidArchive(InputStream fileData)
ImportFileParser	newParser() Factory method to create a new instance of this parser.
ImportDataSource	parse(InputStream fileData, String unArchiveLocation)

Method Detail

isValidArchive

boolean isValidArchive(InputStream fileData)

parse

ImportDataSource parse(InputStream fileData,
                     String unArchiveLocation)

newParser

ImportFileParser newParser()

Factory method to create a new instance of this parser.

Returns:

A new instance of this parser.