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package org.openscience.cdk.io.setting;
import org.openscience.cdk.exception.CDKException;
/**
* An interface for reader settings. It is subclassed by implementations,
* one for each type of field, e.g. IntReaderSetting.
*
* @cdk.module io
* @cdk.githash
*
* @author Egon Willighagen <egonw@sci.kun.nl>
*/
public abstract class IOSetting {
/** The levels available:
* HIGH important question
* MEDIUM
* LOW unimportant question
*/
public static final int HIGH = 0;
public static final int MEDIUM = 1;
public static final int LOW = 2;
protected int level;
protected String name;
protected String question;
protected String setting;
/**
* The default constructor that sets this field. All textual
* information is supposed to be English. Localization is taken care
* off by the ReaderConfigurator.
*
* @param name Name of the setting
* @param level Level at which question is asked
* @param question Question that is poped to the user when the
* ReaderSetting needs setting
* @param defaultSetting The default setting, used if not overwritten
* by a user
*/
public IOSetting(String name, int level,
String question, String defaultSetting) {
this.level = level;
this.name = name;
this.question = question;
this.setting = defaultSetting;
}
public String getName() {
return this.name;
}
public String getQuestion() {
return this.question;
}
public String getDefaultSetting() {
return this.setting;
}
public int getLevel() {
return this.level;
}
/**
* Sets the setting for a certain question. It will throw
* a CDKException when the setting is not valid.
*
*/
public void setSetting(String setting) throws CDKException {
// by default, except all input, so no setting checking
this.setting = setting;
}
/**
* Sets the setting for a certain question. It will throw
* a CDKException when the setting is not valid.
*
*/
public String getSetting() {
// by default, except all input, so no setting checking
return this.setting;
}
}