[Java] Interface ReaderSource

  • org.codehaus.groovy.control.HasCleanup
All Superinterfaces:
HasCleanup

An interface for things that can supply (and potentially resupply) a Reader on a source stream.

Authors:
Chris Poirier

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params Return Type Name and description
boolean canReopenSource()
Returns true if the source can be restarted (ie. if getReader() will return non-null on subsequent calls.
void cleanup()
Cleans up any cached resources used by getLine().
String getLine(int lineNumber, Janitor janitor)
Returns a line from the source, or null, if unavailable.
Reader getReader()
Returns a new Reader on the underlying source object.
URI getURI()
Returns a URI for this source.

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class Name
interface HasCleanup cleanup

Method Detail

public boolean canReopenSource()

Returns true if the source can be restarted (ie. if getReader() will return non-null on subsequent calls.

Returns:
true if the resource can be reopened for reading

public void cleanup()

Cleans up any cached resources used by getLine().

public String getLine(int lineNumber, Janitor janitor)

Returns a line from the source, or null, if unavailable. If you supply a Janitor, resources will be cached.

Parameters:
lineNumber - the number of the line of interest
janitor - helper to clean up afterwards
Returns:
the line of interest

public Reader getReader()

Returns a new Reader on the underlying source object. Returns null if the source can't be reopened.

throws:
java.io.IOException if there was an error opening for stream
Returns:
the reader to the resource

public URI getURI()

Returns a URI for this source.

Since:
2.3.0

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Licensed under the Apache license.
https://docs.groovy-lang.org/2.4.21/html/gapi/org/codehaus/groovy/control/io/ReaderSource.html