edu.claflin.finder.io

Class ManifestParser

java.lang.Object

edu.claflin.finder.io.ManifestParser

public final class ManifestParser
extends java.lang.Object

Reads manifest files. Assumes that the provided manifest file is correct. This is a static class and requires no instantiation.

Version:

3.1 May 28, 2015

Author:

Charles Allen Schultz II

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	ManifestParser() Private constructor for preventing instantiation of the class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.io.File[]	parseManifest(java.io.File manifest) Parses the provided manifest file.
static java.io.File[]	parseManifest(java.lang.String fileString) Parses the provided manifest file.
private static java.io.File[]	processManifest(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> fileStrings) Processes the ArrayList of Strings collected by the readManifest() method.
private static java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>	readManifest(java.io.File manifest) Reads the manifest file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ManifestParser

private ManifestParser()

Private constructor for preventing instantiation of the class.

Method Detail

parseManifest

public static java.io.File[] parseManifest(java.io.File manifest)

Parses the provided manifest file.

Parameters:

manifest - the File object pointing to the manifest file on disk.

Returns:

the File[] array holding the multiple files to be processed.

parseManifest

public static java.io.File[] parseManifest(java.lang.String fileString)

Parses the provided manifest file. This is a convenience method that allows the programmer to parse a manifest file based on a String representing the location of the file on disk. Assumes the file is correct.

Parameters:

fileString - the String representing the manifest file on disk.

Returns:

the File[] array holding multiple files to be processed.

readManifest

private static java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> readManifest(java.io.File manifest)

Reads the manifest file. This is a helper method that reads the manifest file line by line assuming that each line represents a file to be processed.

Parameters:

manifest - the File object pointing to the manifest file on disk.

Returns:

the ArrayList containing String objects pointing to graph files.

processManifest

private static java.io.File[] processManifest(java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> fileStrings)

Processes the ArrayList of Strings collected by the readManifest() method.

Parameters:

fileStrings - the ArrayList of Strings pointing to graphs on the disk.

Returns:

the File[] array holding multiple files to be processed.