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package org.apache.metamodel.data;
/**
* An object on which a push-style data reader can publish records to a
* {@link RowPublisherDataSet}. The {@link RowPublisher} acts as a buffer
* between the publishing and consuming part of a dataset scenario. It will
* manage a queue of rows and will block calls if the queue is not being
* read/emptied as fast as it is being filled.
*/
public interface RowPublisher {
/**
* Publishes a row
*
* @param row
* the {@link Row} to publish.
* @return a boolean indicating whether or not the consumer is still
* interested in more rows.
*/
public boolean publish(Row row);
/**
* Publishes a row, represented by an array of values.
*
* @param values
* the objects to convert to a row.
* @return a boolean indicating whether or not the consumer is still
* interested in more rows.
*/
public boolean publish(Object[] values);
/**
* Publishes a row, represented by an array of values and an array of
* styles.
*
* @param values
* the objects to convert to a row.
* @param styles
* the styles that correspond to the values.
* @return a boolean indicating whether or not the consumer is still
* interested in more rows.
*/
public boolean publish(Object[] values, Style[] styles);
/**
* Invoked to indicate to the consumer that no more rows will be published.
*/
public void finished();
}