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Interface ConceptOutputStream

All Known Subinterfaces:

MetamorphoSysOutputStream, MetathesaurusOutputStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

OriginalMRFilesConceptOutputStream, OriginalMRMetamorphoSysOutputStream, OriginalMRMetathesaurusOutputStream, RichMRFilesConceptOutputStream, RichMRMetamorphoSysOutputStream, RichMRMetathesaurusOutputStream

public interface ConceptOutputStream

Generically represents a way of writing Concepts out. The output can be text files, text files plus a database load script, or pretty much anything else.

Author:

Deborah Shapiro

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the output stream.
void	open(String output_loc) Opens the output stream.
void	writeConcept(Concept concept) Write a Concept to the output stream.

Method Detail

open

public void open(String output_loc)
          throws IOException

Opens the output stream. Here is where the actual files or database for the output Metathesaurus should be opened.

Parameters:

output_loc - locator information for the output stream

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem opening files

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Closes the output stream. Here is where the actual files or database for the output Metathesaurus should be closed.

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem closing files

writeConcept

public void writeConcept(Concept concept)
                  throws IOException

Write a Concept to the output stream.

Parameters:

concept - a Concept to write to the output stream

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem reading the concept