org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.metadata

## Interface FlowControllerDeclaration

- All Superinterfaces:
    Cloneable, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable

      public interface FlowControllerDeclaration
      extends MetaDataObject

  Declares which FlowController is used by the Aggregate Analysis Engine. This can be done either by import or by direct inclusion of a ResourceSpecifier (descriptor) for the FlowController.

  If an import is used, it is not automatically resolved when this object is deserialized from XML. To resolve the imports, call the `resolveImports()` method. Import resolution is done automatically during AnalysisEngine instantiation.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Import` | `getImport()` Gets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
    `String` | `getKey()` Gets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
    `ResourceSpecifier` | `getSpecifier()` Retrieves the `ResourceSpecifier` used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
    `void` | `resolveImports()` Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one.
    `void` | `resolveImports(ResourceManager aResourceManager)` Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one.
    `void` | `setImport(Import aImport)` Sets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
    `void` | `setKey(String aKey)` Sets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
    `void` | `setSpecifier(ResourceSpecifier aSpecifier)` Sets the `ResourceSpecifier` used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject

      `clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable

      `buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getKey

          String getKey()

      Gets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
      Returns:
        the key assigned to the FlowController

    - #### setKey

          void setKey(String aKey)

      Sets the key that can be used to refer to the FlowController in configuration parameter overrides and Sofa mappings.
      Parameters:
        `aKey` - the key to assign to the FlowController

    - #### getImport

          Import getImport()

      Gets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
      Returns:
        an object containing the import information, or null if no import was used

    - #### setImport

          void setImport(Import aImport)

      Sets the import that references the FlowController specifier.
      Parameters:
        `aImport` - an object containing the import information, or null if no import is to be used

    - #### getSpecifier

          ResourceSpecifier getSpecifier()

      Retrieves the `ResourceSpecifier` used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
      Returns:
        the `ResourceSpecifier` that specifies a FlowController.

    - #### setSpecifier

          void setSpecifier(ResourceSpecifier aSpecifier)

      Sets the `ResourceSpecifier` used to determine which FlowController is used by the AnalysisEngine.
      Parameters:
        `aSpecifier` - a `ResourceSpecifier` that specifies a FlowController

    - #### resolveImports

          void resolveImports()
                       throws InvalidXMLException

      Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The `specifier`property of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.
      Throws:
        `InvalidXMLException` - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid

    - #### resolveImports

          void resolveImports(ResourceManager aResourceManager)
                       throws InvalidXMLException

      Resolves an imported FlowController specifier, if there is one. The `specifier`property of this object is set to the result of parsing the imported descriptor. The import is then deleted.
      Parameters:
        `aResourceManager` - the Resource Manager used to locate an XML file imported by name
      Throws:
        `InvalidXMLException` - if either the import target does not exist or is invalid

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