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;
}