package org.jtheque.file; import org.jtheque.utils.io.FileException; import java.util.Collection; /* * Copyright JTheque (Baptiste Wicht) * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ /** * An exporter. It's simply an object who export to a specific format. * * @author Baptiste Wicht */ public interface Exporter<T> { /** * Indicate if the exporter can export to a specific fileType. * * @param fileType The fileType to export to. * * @return true if the exporter can export to this file type, else false. */ boolean canExportTo(String fileType); /** * Export to the file path. * * @param path The file path. * @param datas The datas to export. * * @throws org.jtheque.utils.io.FileException This exception is thrown when the export cannot be correctly made. */ void export(String path, Collection<T> datas) throws FileException; }