appl/data/LateLoadable.java

/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Martin O. J. Schmitz.
 * 
 * This file is part of the SCHMITZM library - a collection of utility 
 * classes based on Java 1.6, focusing (not only) on Java Swing 
 * and the Geotools library.
 * 
 * The SCHMITZM project is hosted at:
 * http://wald.intevation.org/projects/schmitzm/
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License (license.txt)
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 * or try this link: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Martin O. J. Schmitz - initial API and implementation
 *     Stefan A. Tzeggai - additional utility classes
 ******************************************************************************/
package appl.data;

import schmitzm.data.WritableGrid;

/**
 * Defines the base functionality of late loading. Late loading means that the
 * data is loaded into memory only when it is accessed (for example by
 * <code>getRasterSample(..)</code>-Methods when implemented for
 * {@link WritableGrid}s). Notice that this class can be used with any datatype
 * (not only grids).
 * 
 * @author Dominik Appl
 */
public interface LateLoadable {
        /**
         * Answers if the data type supports late loading
         * 
         * @return true, if late loading is supported
         */
        public boolean isLateLoadable();

        /**
         * Loads the Data into the memory if this function supported. Else it should
         * be already loaded
         * 
         * @throws LoadingException
         *             if the loading fails
         */
        public void loadData() throws LoadingException;

        /**
         * Unloads the Data onto disk or into nirvana, depending on implementation.
         * Or does nothing, if late loading is not supported. <b>NOTICE</b>:
         * UNLOADING DOES NOT MEAN, THAT DATA IS WRITTEN BACK TO THE SOURCE. It may
         * be stored in a temporary file for later loading/export, depending on
         * implementation.
         */
        public void unloadData();

}
1	/*******************************************************************************
2	* Copyright (c) 2009 Martin O. J. Schmitz.
3	*
4	* This file is part of the SCHMITZM library - a collection of utility
5	* classes based on Java 1.6, focusing (not only) on Java Swing
6	* and the Geotools library.
7	*
8	* The SCHMITZM project is hosted at:
9	* http://wald.intevation.org/projects/schmitzm/
10	*
11	* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
12	* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
13	* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
14	* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
15	*
16	* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
17	* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
18	* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
19	* GNU General Public License for more details.
20	*
21	* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License (license.txt)
22	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
23	* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
24	* or try this link: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
25	*
26	* Contributors:
27	* Martin O. J. Schmitz - initial API and implementation
28	* Stefan A. Tzeggai - additional utility classes
29	******************************************************************************/
30	package appl.data;
31
32	import schmitzm.data.WritableGrid;
33
34	/**
35	* Defines the base functionality of late loading. Late loading means that the
36	* data is loaded into memory only when it is accessed (for example by
37	* <code>getRasterSample(..)</code>-Methods when implemented for
38	* {@link WritableGrid}s). Notice that this class can be used with any datatype
39	* (not only grids).
40	*
41	* @author Dominik Appl
42	*/
43	public interface LateLoadable {
44	/**
45	* Answers if the data type supports late loading
46	*
47	* @return true, if late loading is supported
48	*/
49	public boolean isLateLoadable();
50
51	/**
52	* Loads the Data into the memory if this function supported. Else it should
53	* be already loaded
54	*
55	* @throws LoadingException
56	* if the loading fails
57	*/
58	public void loadData() throws LoadingException;
59
60	/**
61	* Unloads the Data onto disk or into nirvana, depending on implementation.
62	* Or does nothing, if late loading is not supported. <b>NOTICE</b>:
63	* UNLOADING DOES NOT MEAN, THAT DATA IS WRITTEN BACK TO THE SOURCE. It may
64	* be stored in a temporary file for later loading/export, depending on
65	* implementation.
66	*/
67	public void unloadData();
68
69	}