org.licas.parsers

Class LinkSpecParser

java.lang.Object

org.licas.parsers.LinkSpecParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.ai_heuristic.def.ParserDef

public class LinkSpecParser
extends java.lang.Object
implements org.ai_heuristic.def.ParserDef

This class can read a LinkSpec script file and parse it to or from XML.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LinkSpecParser() Create a new instance of LinkSpecParser.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse) Parse the linking spec config back into a LinkSpec object.
static java.util.HashMap	parseOptions(org.licas_xml.abs.Element hashXml) Parse the service script list of options as key-value pairs.
org.licas_xml.abs.Element	serialize(java.lang.Object toSerialize) Serialize the link spec script specification into XML.
static org.licas_xml.abs.Element	serializeOptions(java.util.HashMap optionsList) Serialize the list of options into an ML-based description.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LinkSpecParser

public LinkSpecParser()

Create a new instance of LinkSpecParser.

Method Detail

serialize

public org.licas_xml.abs.Element serialize(java.lang.Object toSerialize)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Serialize the link spec script specification into XML.

Specified by:

serialize in interface org.ai_heuristic.def.ParserDef

Parameters:

toSerialize - the LinkSpec object to serialize.

Returns:

the script in XML format.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

parse

public java.lang.Object parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parse the linking spec config back into a LinkSpec object.

Specified by:

parse in interface org.ai_heuristic.def.ParserDef

Parameters:

toParse - the XML-based description.

Returns:

the parsed link spec object.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

serializeOptions

public static org.licas_xml.abs.Element serializeOptions(java.util.HashMap optionsList)
                                                  throws java.lang.Exception

Serialize the list of options into an ML-based description.

Parameters:

optionsList - the list of options to serialize.

Returns:

the list as an XML-based description.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

parseOptions

public static java.util.HashMap parseOptions(org.licas_xml.abs.Element hashXml)

Parse the service script list of options as key-value pairs.

Parameters:

hashXml - an XML-based description of the options list.

Returns:

the list as a HashMap. Create any objects where possible.