PLAnalyser.java

/*
 * Copyright 2004-2010 Information & Software Engineering Group (188/1)
 *                     Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems
 *                     Vienna University of Technology, Austria
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package at.tuwien.ifs.somtoolbox.apps.analysis;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Jakob Frank
 * @version $Id: PLAnalyser.java 3583 2010-05-21 10:07:41Z mayer $
 */
public interface PLAnalyser {

    /**
     * Initialize the Analyzer. Load required data, ...
     * 
     * @param playlistAnalysis a {@link PlaylistAnalysis}
     */
    void init(PlaylistAnalysis playlistAnalysis);

    /**
     * Prepare to exit, close streams, ...
     */
    void finish();

    /**
     * Analyze the playlist
     * 
     * @param plName The playlist name
     * @param playList The playlist
     */
    void analyse(String plName, List<String> playList);

}