org.apache.maven.settings.io

Interface SettingsReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSettingsReader

public interface SettingsReader

Handles deserialization of settings from some kind of textual format like XML.

Author:

Benjamin Bentmann

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	IS_STRICT The key for the option to enable strict parsing.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Settings	read(File input, Map<String,?> options) Reads the settings from the specified file.
Settings	read(InputStream input, Map<String,?> options) Reads the settings from the specified byte stream.
Settings	read(Reader input, Map<String,?> options) Reads the settings from the specified character reader.

Field Detail

IS_STRICT

static final String IS_STRICT

The key for the option to enable strict parsing. This option is of type Boolean and defaults to true. If false, unknown elements will be ignored instead of causing a failure.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

read

Settings read(File input,
              Map<String,?> options)
       throws IOException,
              SettingsParseException

Reads the settings from the specified file.

Parameters:

input - The file to deserialize the settings from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized settings, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the settings could not be deserialized.

SettingsParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.

read

Settings read(Reader input,
              Map<String,?> options)
       throws IOException,
              SettingsParseException

Reads the settings from the specified character reader. The reader will be automatically closed before the method returns.

Parameters:

input - The reader to deserialize the settings from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized settings, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the settings could not be deserialized.

SettingsParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.

read

Settings read(InputStream input,
              Map<String,?> options)
       throws IOException,
              SettingsParseException

Reads the settings from the specified byte stream. The stream will be automatically closed before the method returns.

Parameters:

input - The stream to deserialize the settings from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized settings, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the settings could not be deserialized.

SettingsParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.