org.semanticweb.owlapi.io

Class ReaderDocumentSource

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.io.ReaderDocumentSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

OWLOntologyDocumentSource

public class ReaderDocumentSource
extends Object
implements OWLOntologyDocumentSource

An ontology document source which reads an ontology from a reader.

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group, Date: 17-Nov-2007

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReaderDocumentSource(Reader reader) Constructs and ontology input source which will read an ontology from a reader.
ReaderDocumentSource(Reader reader, IRI documentIRI) Constructs and ontology input source which will read an ontology from a reader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IRI	getDocumentIRI() Gets the IRI of the ontology document.
InputStream	getInputStream() If an input stream can be obtained from this document source then this method creates it.
static IRI	getNextDocumentIRI()
Reader	getReader() Gets a reader which an ontology document can be read from.
boolean	isInputStreamAvailable() Determines if an input stream is available which an ontology document can be parsed from.
boolean	isReaderAvailable() Determines if a reader is available which an ontology document can be parsed from.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReaderDocumentSource

public ReaderDocumentSource(Reader reader)

Constructs and ontology input source which will read an ontology from a reader.

Parameters:

reader - The reader that will be used to read an ontology.

ReaderDocumentSource

public ReaderDocumentSource(Reader reader,
                            IRI documentIRI)

Constructs and ontology input source which will read an ontology from a reader.

Parameters:

reader - The reader that will be used to read an ontology.

documentIRI - The ontology document IRI which will be used as the base of the document if needed.

Method Detail

getNextDocumentIRI

public static IRI getNextDocumentIRI()

Returns:

a fresh IRI

getDocumentIRI

public IRI getDocumentIRI()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Gets the IRI of the ontology document.

Specified by:

getDocumentIRI in interface OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Returns:

An IRI which represents the ontology document IRI - this will never be null.

getReader

public Reader getReader()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Gets a reader which an ontology document can be read from. This method may be called multiple times. Each invocation will return a new Reader. This method should not be called if the isReaderAvailable method returns false. A Runtime execption will be thrown if this happens.

Specified by:

getReader in interface OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Returns:

A new Reader which the ontology can be read from.

isReaderAvailable

public boolean isReaderAvailable()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Determines if a reader is available which an ontology document can be parsed from.

Specified by:

isReaderAvailable in interface OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Returns:

true if a reader can be obtained from this document source, or false if a reader cannot be obtained from this document source.

isInputStreamAvailable

public boolean isInputStreamAvailable()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Determines if an input stream is available which an ontology document can be parsed from.

Specified by:

isInputStreamAvailable in interface OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Returns:

true if an input stream can be obtained, false if an input stream cannot be obtained from this document source.

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyDocumentSource

If an input stream can be obtained from this document source then this method creates it. This method may be called multiple times. Each invocation will return a new input stream. This method should not be called if the isInputStreamAvailable method returns false.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface OWLOntologyDocumentSource

Returns:

A new input stream which the ontology can be read from.