ProcessingMode (Starjava TTOOLS API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CgiMode, ChoiceMode, CopyMode, CountMode, CubeMode, ExtAppMode, JdbcMode, MetadataMode, MocMode, NullMode, SampMode, StatsMode, SwingMode, TopcatMode
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public interface ProcessingMode
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Interface defining the final element of a table processing pipeline - the one which disposes of the generated table in some way.

Since:

9 Aug 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TableConsumer`	`createConsumer(uk.ac.starlink.task.Environment env)`	Creates a TableConsumer, deriving any additional required configuration from a given environment.
`uk.ac.starlink.task.Parameter<?>[]`	`getAssociatedParameters()`	Returns a list of any parameters which are associated with this mode.
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	Returns a textual description of this processing mode.

- Method Detail
  - createConsumer
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TableConsumer createConsumer(uk.ac.starlink.task.Environment env)
                      throws uk.ac.starlink.task.TaskException
```
    Creates a TableConsumer, deriving any additional required configuration from a given environment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    env - execution environment
    
    Throws:
    
    uk.ac.starlink.task.TaskException
  - getAssociatedParameters
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uk.ac.starlink.task.Parameter<?>[] getAssociatedParameters()
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    Returns a list of any parameters which are associated with this mode.
    
    Returns:
    
    parameter list
  - getDescription
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java.lang.String getDescription()
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    Returns a textual description of this processing mode. This will be included in the user document so should be in XML.
    
    Returns:
    
    textual description of this mode