org.geotools.data

Interface FileDataStoreFactorySpi

All Superinterfaces:

DataAccessFactory, DataStoreFactorySpi, Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ShapefileDataStoreFactory, ShapefileDirectoryFactory

public interface FileDataStoreFactorySpi
extends DataStoreFactorySpi

DataAccessFactory for working with formats based on a single URL.

This interface provides a mechanism of discovery for DataAccessFactories which support singular files.

Author:

dzwiers

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface DataAccessFactory

DataAccessFactory.Param

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canProcess(URL url) Tests if the provided url can be handled by this factory.
FileDataStore	createDataStore(URL url) A DataStore attached to the provided url, may be created if needed.
String[]	getFileExtensions() The list of filename extentions handled by this factory.
String	getTypeName(URL url) The typeName represented by the provided url.

Methods inherited from interface DataStoreFactorySpi

createDataStore, createNewDataStore

Methods inherited from interface DataAccessFactory

canProcess, getDescription, getDisplayName, getParametersInfo, isAvailable

Methods inherited from interface Factory

getImplementationHints

Method Detail

getFileExtensions

String[] getFileExtensions()

The list of filename extentions handled by this factory.

Returns:

List of file extensions which can be read by this dataStore.

canProcess

boolean canProcess(URL url)

Tests if the provided url can be handled by this factory.

Parameters:

url - URL to a real file (may not be local)

Returns:

true if this url can when this dataStore can resolve and read the data specified

createDataStore

FileDataStore createDataStore(URL url)
                       throws IOException

A DataStore attached to the provided url, may be created if needed.

Please note that additional configuration options may be available via the traditional createDataStore( Map ) method provided by the superclass.

Parameters:

url - The data location for the

Returns:

Returns an AbstractFileDataStore created from the data source provided.

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

AbstractFileDataStore

getTypeName

String getTypeName(URL url)
            throws IOException

The typeName represented by the provided url.

Parameters:

url - The location of the datum to parse into features

Returns:

Returns the typename of the datum specified (on occasion this may involve starting the parse as well to get the FeatureType -- may not be instantanious).

Throws:

IOException