org.aksw.limes.core.io.serializer

Interface ISerializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

CSVSerializer, NtSerializer, TabSeparatedSerializer, TTLSerializer

public interface ISerializer

Interface for serializers

Version:

Jul 12, 2016

Author:

Axel-C. Ngonga Ngomo (ngonga@informatik.uni-leipzig.de), Mohamed Sherif (sherif@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addStatement(String subject, String predicate, String object, double confidence) Adds a triple to the buffer of the serializer.
boolean	close() Closes the output file
File	getFile(String fileName) Method to open the file with the specific name
String	getFileExtension()
String	getName()
boolean	open(String file) Opens the output file
void	printStatement(String subject, String predicate, String object, double confidence) Prints a triple in a file.
void	setFolderPath(File folder) Method to set the folder where Serializations should be saved to.
void	setPrefixes(Map<String,String> prefixes) Sets the prefixes to be used in the file.
void	writeToFile(AMapping m, String predicate, String file) Writes the whole results of a mapping to a file

Method Detail

writeToFile

void writeToFile(AMapping m,
                 String predicate,
                 String file)

Writes the whole results of a mapping to a file

Parameters:

m - Mapping computed by an organizer

predicate - of the mapping

file - Output file, where the results are to be written

setPrefixes

void setPrefixes(Map<String,String> prefixes)

Sets the prefixes to be used in the file.

Parameters:

prefixes - List of prefixes to use

printStatement

void printStatement(String subject,
                    String predicate,
                    String object,
                    double confidence)

Prints a triple in a file. Requires the method open to have been carried out

Parameters:

subject - The subject of the triple

predicate - The predicate of the triple

object - The object of the triple

confidence - value

addStatement

void addStatement(String subject,
                  String predicate,
                  String object,
                  double confidence)

Adds a triple to the buffer of the serializer. Requires the method open to have been carried out

Parameters:

subject - The subject of the triple

predicate - The predicate of the triple

object - The object of the triple

confidence - value

close

boolean close()

Closes the output file

Returns:

true if the file was closed successfully, else false

open

boolean open(String file)

Opens the output file

Parameters:

file - Path to the file in which the output is to be written

Returns:

true if opening was carried out successfully, else false.

getName

String getName()

Returns:

name

getFileExtension

String getFileExtension()

Returns:

file extension

getFile

File getFile(String fileName)

Method to open the file with the specific name

Parameters:

fileName - string

Returns:

file instance

setFolderPath

void setFolderPath(File folder)

Method to set the folder where Serializations should be saved to.

Parameters:

folder - File which points to the folder to serialize within.