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package org.modeshape.sequencer.text;
import javax.jcr.Node;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import org.modeshape.common.annotation.NotThreadSafe;
/**
* A simple interface that allows an implementer to control how rows in a text file are mapped to properties (including primary
* and mixin types) in the graph.
* <p>
* Implementations of this class must provide a public, no-argument constructor.
* </p>
* <p>
* To use, supply the implementation class name to a {@link AbstractTextSequencer} object. New instances are created for each
* {@link org.modeshape.jcr.api.sequencer.Sequencer#execute(javax.jcr.Property, javax.jcr.Node, org.modeshape.jcr.api.sequencer.Sequencer.Context)}
* so implementations of this interface need not be thread-safe.
* </p>
*/
@NotThreadSafe
public interface RowFactory {
/**
* Records a row using under the provided {@link Node} instance.
*
* @param outputNode the node under which the sequencing output is placed.
* @param columns the columns that could be parsed out for the row
* @throws javax.jcr.RepositoryException if anything fails while recording the row under the ouput node.
*/
void recordRow( Node outputNode, String[] columns ) throws RepositoryException;
}