org.ai_heuristic.def

Interface ParserDef

All Known Implementing Classes:

BagOfWordsParser, ConditionParser, MetaBagOfWordsParser

public interface ParserDef

This defines the two methods that must be implemented by a parser. If you implement this interface, then the communication mechanism can use your own parser as part of its process for converting to or from String-based descriptions of objects for the XML-RPC method calling of the licas system. This interface needs to be implemented so that the main parser class knows what method to invoke. It is added to this package, so that the parser classes of this package can be included in the main licas package automatically.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse) Parse the XML element back into the appropriate Object.
<T> org.licas_xml.abs.Element	serialize(T toSerialize) Serialize the object into an XML element.

Method Detail

serialize

<T> org.licas_xml.abs.Element serialize(T toSerialize)
                                 throws java.lang.Exception

Serialize the object into an XML element.

Type Parameters:

T - generic serialize type.

Parameters:

toSerialize - the object to serialize.

Returns:

the serialized object.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

parse

<T> T parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse)
     throws java.lang.Exception

Parse the XML element back into the appropriate Object.

Type Parameters:

T - generic serialize type.

Parameters:

toParse - the element to parse.

Returns:

the parsed element.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.