org.gephi.io.importer.spi

Interface Importer

All Known Subinterfaces:

DatabaseImporter, FileImporter, WizardImporter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractImporterSpreadsheet, ImporterDL, ImporterDOT, ImporterEdgeList, ImporterGDF, ImporterGEXF, ImporterGML, ImporterGraphML, ImporterPajek, ImporterSpreadsheetCSV, ImporterSpreadsheetExcel, ImporterTGF, ImporterTLP, ImporterVNA

public interface Importer

Interface for classes which imports data from files, databases, streams or other sources.

Importers are built from ImporterBuilder services and can be configured by ImporterUI classes.

Author:

Mathieu Bastian

See Also:

ImportController

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	execute(ContainerLoader loader) Run the import process.
ContainerLoader	getContainer() Returns the import container.
Report	getReport() Returns the import report, filled with logs and potential issues.

Method Detail

execute

boolean execute(ContainerLoader loader)

Run the import process.

Parameters:

loader - the container where imported data will be pushed

Returns:

true if the import is successful or false if it has been cancelled

getContainer

ContainerLoader getContainer()

Returns the import container. The container is the import "result", all data found during import are being pushed to the container.

Returns:

the import container

getReport

Report getReport()

Returns the import report, filled with logs and potential issues.

Returns:

the import report