uk.ac.liv.pgb.analytica.lib

Interface Task

All Known Implementing Classes:

RTaskWithManifest, RTaskWithoutManifest

public interface Task

Represents actions that a task, of any type, must support.

Author:

sperkins

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	compatibleWith(File file) Checks whether the given file is compatible with this task.
TaskExecutionResult	execute(File file, GraphicsPolicy policy) Executes this task with the given file and graphics policy.
String	getName() Get the name of the task.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of the task.

Returns:

The task name.

compatibleWith

boolean compatibleWith(File file)

Checks whether the given file is compatible with this task.

Parameters:

file - Input file.

Returns:

True if the given file is compatible with this task.

execute

TaskExecutionResult execute(File file,
                            GraphicsPolicy policy)

Executes this task with the given file and graphics policy.

Parameters:

file - The input file.

policy - The graphics policy.

Returns:

The execution result describing the output of the task.