xdi2.core

Interface GraphFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGraphFactory, AbstractJSONGraphFactory, AbstractKeyValueGraphFactory, BDBJSONGraphFactory, BDBKeyValueGraphFactory, ClasspathWrapperGraphFactory, FileJSONGraphFactory, FileWrapperGraphFactory, MapKeyValueGraphFactory, MemoryGraphFactory, MemoryJSONGraphFactory, PropertiesKeyValueGraphFactory, URLWrapperGraphFactory, WrappedGraphFactory

public interface GraphFactory

A graph factory can construct new XDI graph implementations.

Author:

markus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Graph	loadGraph(File file) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.
Graph	loadGraph(InputStream inputStream) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.
Graph	loadGraph(Reader reader) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.
Graph	openGraph() Opens a graph.
Graph	openGraph(String identifier) Opens a graph.
Graph	parseGraph(String graph) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.
Graph	parseGraph(String graph, MimeType mimeType) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.
Graph	parseGraph(String graph, String format, Properties parameters) Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Method Detail

openGraph

Graph openGraph()
         throws IOException

Opens a graph.

Returns:

An already existing or new graph.

Throws:

IOException

openGraph

Graph openGraph(String identifier)
         throws IOException

Opens a graph.

Parameters:

identifier - An optional identifier to distinguish graphs from one another.

Returns:

An already existing or new graph.

Throws:

IOException

loadGraph

Graph loadGraph(File file)
         throws IOException,
                Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException

loadGraph

Graph loadGraph(Reader reader)
         throws IOException,
                Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException

loadGraph

Graph loadGraph(InputStream inputStream)
         throws IOException,
                Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException

parseGraph

Graph parseGraph(String graph)
          throws IOException,
                 Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException

parseGraph

Graph parseGraph(String graph,
                 String format,
                 Properties parameters)
          throws IOException,
                 Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException

parseGraph

Graph parseGraph(String graph,
                 MimeType mimeType)
          throws IOException,
                 Xdi2ParseException

Opens a graph and fills it with content in one of the serialization formats.

Returns:

A new graph.

Throws:

IOException

Xdi2ParseException