Interface ModelWriter

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultModelWriter

public interface ModelWriter
Handles serialization of a model into some kind of textual format like XML.
Author:
Benjamin Bentmann
  • Method Details

    • write

      void write(File output, Map<String,Object> options, Model model) throws IOException
      Writes the supplied model to the specified file. Any non-existing parent directories of the output file will be created automatically.
      Parameters:
      output - The file to serialize the model to, must not be null.
      options - The options to use for serialization, may be null to use the default values.
      model - The model to serialize, must not be null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the model could not be serialized.
    • write

      void write(Writer output, Map<String,Object> options, Model model) throws IOException
      Writes the supplied model to the specified character writer. The writer will be automatically closed before the method returns.
      Parameters:
      output - The writer to serialize the model to, must not be null.
      options - The options to use for serialization, may be null to use the default values.
      model - The model to serialize, must not be null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the model could not be serialized.
    • write

      void write(OutputStream output, Map<String,Object> options, Model model) throws IOException
      Writes the supplied model to the specified byte stream. The stream will be automatically closed before the method returns.
      Parameters:
      output - The stream to serialize the model to, must not be null.
      options - The options to use for serialization, may be null to use the default values.
      model - The model to serialize, must not be null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the model could not be serialized.