de.jstacs.results.savers

Class PlotGeneratorResultSaver

java.lang.Object

de.jstacs.results.savers.PlotGeneratorResultSaver

All Implemented Interfaces:

ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

public class PlotGeneratorResultSaver
extends Object
implements ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

ResultSaver for PlotGeneratorResults. The plots are saved to disk using the GraphicsAdaptor.generateOutput(File) method. As images are typically not well represented as strings, the ResultSaver.writeOutput(de.jstacs.results.Result, StringBuffer) method is marked as Deprecated.

Author:

Jan Grau

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String[]	getFileExtensions(PlotGeneratorResult result) Returns the file extensions (in descending preference) for storing the given Result
boolean	isAtomic() Returns true if this ResultSaver is for storing atomic Results.
static void	register() Registers this ResultSaver in the ResultSaverLibrary
boolean	writeOutput(PlotGeneratorResult result, File path) Writes the output (i.e., the result contents) to the supplied file.
boolean	writeOutput(PlotGeneratorResult result, StringBuffer buf) Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

register

public static void register()

Registers this ResultSaver in the ResultSaverLibrary

isAtomic

public boolean isAtomic()

Description copied from interface: ResultSaver

Returns true if this ResultSaver is for storing atomic Results.

Specified by:

isAtomic in interface ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

Returns:

if this ResultSaver is for storing atomic Results.

getFileExtensions

public String[] getFileExtensions(PlotGeneratorResult result)

Description copied from interface: ResultSaver

Returns the file extensions (in descending preference) for storing the given Result

Specified by:

getFileExtensions in interface ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

Parameters:

result - the result

Returns:

the file extension(s)

writeOutput

public boolean writeOutput(PlotGeneratorResult result,
                           File path)

Description copied from interface: ResultSaver

Writes the output (i.e., the result contents) to the supplied file.

Specified by:

writeOutput in interface ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

Parameters:

result - the result

path - the output file

Returns:

if writing was successful

writeOutput

@Deprecated
public boolean writeOutput(PlotGeneratorResult result,
                                       StringBuffer buf)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: ResultSaver

Appends the output (i.e., the result contents) to the supplied StringBuffer

Specified by:

writeOutput in interface ResultSaver<PlotGeneratorResult>

Parameters:

result - the result

buf - the buffer

Returns:

if appending was successful