org.daisy.dotify.api.writer

Interface PagedMediaWriter

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

public interface PagedMediaWriter
extends Closeable

PagedMediaWriter is an interface for writing to a paged media.

An implementation of PagedMediaWriter is responsible for writing volumes, sections, pages and rows in a specific format.

The PagedMediaWriter must not alter the input structure. For example, an implementation of PagedMediaWriter must not break a page unless instructed via newPage().

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	newPage() Inserts a new page in the output format, if applicable
void	newRow() Add a new empty row to the current page
void	newRow(Row row) Add a new row to the current page
void	newSection(SectionProperties props) Insert a new section in the output format, if applicable
void	newVolume(SectionProperties props) Inserts a new volume in the output format, if applicable
void	open(OutputStream os) Open the PagedMediaWriter for writing.
void	prepare(List<MetaDataItem> meta) Adds additional metadata items.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

newVolume

void newVolume(SectionProperties props)

Inserts a new volume in the output format, if applicable

Parameters:

props - the section properties

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer is not opened or if writer has been closed

newSection

void newSection(SectionProperties props)

Insert a new section in the output format, if applicable

Parameters:

props - the SectionProperties for this section

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer is not opened or if writer has been closed

newPage

void newPage()

Inserts a new page in the output format, if applicable

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer is not opened or if writer has been closed

newRow

void newRow(Row row)

Add a new row to the current page

Parameters:

row - the row

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer is not opened or if writer has been closed

newRow

void newRow()

Add a new empty row to the current page

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer is not opened or if writer has been closed

prepare

void prepare(List<MetaDataItem> meta)

Adds additional metadata items. Must be called before opening the writer. Multiple calls to prepare will append to the existing list of metadata.

Parameters:

meta - a list of metadata

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if writer has been opened

open

void open(OutputStream os)
   throws PagedMediaWriterException

Open the PagedMediaWriter for writing. Must be called before writing to the writer.

Parameters:

os - The underlying OutputStream for the PagedMediaWriter

Throws:

PagedMediaWriterException - throws an PagedMediaWriterException if the PagedMediaWriter could not be opened

IllegalStateException - if writer has already been opened