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* Copyright (C) 2012- Peer internet solutions & Finalist IT Group
*
* This file is part of mixare.
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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*
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* for more details.
*
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*/
package org.mixare.lib.data;
import java.util.List;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import org.mixare.lib.marker.InitialMarkerData;
/**
* DataProcessor abstract class for plugins. This dataprocessor can be picked by the
* DataConvertor class. It checks if the url matches the strings returned from the getUrlMatch()
* or the data that matches the strings returned from the getDataMatch(). If this dataprocessor is selected
* the the load method will be called. The load method converts that rawdata (xml, json, html) to markers.
* @author A. Egal
*/
public abstract class PluginDataProcessor {
/**
* @return the strings that should match the url.
*/
public abstract String[] getUrlMatch();
/**
* @return the strings that should match the content of the url.
*/
public abstract String[] getDataMatch();
/**
* This method converts raw data (xml, json, html) from the content from an url, to marker objects
* @return a list of markerdata, which can be used to build markers.
*/
public abstract List<InitialMarkerData> load(String rawData, int taskId, int colour) throws JSONException;
protected JSONObject convertToJSON(String rawData){
try {
return new JSONObject(rawData);
} catch (JSONException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
}