org.extex.backend.outputStream
Interface OutputStreamFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

OutputFactory, TrivialOutputFactory

public interface OutputStreamFactory

This is the factory for new OutputStreams.

Version:

$Revision: 4492 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

Method Summary

java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type) Getter for a new OutputStream.
void	register(OutputStreamObserver observer) Register an observer which is invoked to notify about any output stream requested via a call to getOututStream(),
void	setExtension(java.lang.String extension) Setter for the default extension.

Method Detail

getOutputStream

java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.String type)
                                     throws DocumentWriterException

Getter for a new OutputStream.

Parameters:

name - the name segment to characterize the stream externally. This segment might be used as part of the output file. If the name is null then it is treated as not given at all.

type - the type of the stream to acquire. In general this should correspond to the extension of a file of this type

Returns:

the new OutputStream

Throws:

DocumentWriterException - in case of an error

register

void register(OutputStreamObserver observer)

Register an observer which is invoked to notify about any output stream requested via a call to getOututStream(),

Parameters:

observer - the observers to register

setExtension

void setExtension(java.lang.String extension)

Setter for the default extension. The default extension is used when the type specified is null.

Parameters:

extension - the default extension