org.apache.maven.doxia.parser
Interface Parser

All Superinterfaces:

LogEnabled

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractParser, AbstractTextParser, AbstractXmlParser, XhtmlBaseParser

public interface Parser
extends LogEnabled

A Parser is responsible for parsing any document in a supported front-end format, and emitting the standard Doxia events, which can then be consumed by any Doxia Sink.

Since:

1.0

Version:

$Id: Parser.java 746978 2009-02-23 12:20:33Z vsiveton $

Author:

Jason van Zyl

Field Summary

static String	ROLE The Plexus lookup role.
static int	TXT_TYPE Text parser type
static int	UNKNOWN_TYPE Unknown parser type
static int	XML_TYPE XML parser type

Method Summary

int	getType() The parser type value could be UNKNOWN_TYPE, TXT_TYPE or XML_TYPE.
void	parse(Reader source, Sink sink) Parses the given source model and emits Doxia events into the given sink.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.maven.doxia.logging.LogEnabled

enableLogging

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

The Plexus lookup role.

UNKNOWN_TYPE

static final int UNKNOWN_TYPE

Unknown parser type

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Constant Field Values

TXT_TYPE

static final int TXT_TYPE

Text parser type

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Constant Field Values

XML_TYPE

static final int XML_TYPE

XML parser type

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

parse

void parse(Reader source,
           Sink sink)
           throws ParseException

Parses the given source model and emits Doxia events into the given sink.

Parameters:

source - not null reader that provides the source document. You could use newReader methods from ReaderFactory.

sink - A sink that consumes the Doxia events.

Throws:

ParseException - if the model could not be parsed.

getType

int getType()

The parser type value could be UNKNOWN_TYPE, TXT_TYPE or XML_TYPE.

Returns:

the type of Parser