org.molgenis.data.annotation.core.entity

Interface Annotator

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntityAnnotator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAnnotator, QueryAnnotatorImpl

public interface Annotator

An Annotator.

Annotators enrich source data with extra attributes.

Author:

fkelpin

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Attribute>	createAnnotatorAttributes(AttributeFactory attributeFactory) Use this method for the actual annotation process, to ensure that unique identifiers by creating a new set of attributes everytime an annotator us executed
List<Attribute>	getAnnotatorAttributes() Be aware that several calls to this function will give you the same auto identifiers every time
AnnotatorInfo	getInfo()

Method Detail

getInfo

AnnotatorInfo getInfo()

Returns:

AnnotatorInfo for the Annotator

getAnnotatorAttributes

List<Attribute> getAnnotatorAttributes()

Be aware that several calls to this function will give you the same auto identifiers every time

Returns:

List of Attribute for the attributes that get added by this Annotator

createAnnotatorAttributes

List<Attribute> createAnnotatorAttributes(AttributeFactory attributeFactory)

Use this method for the actual annotation process, to ensure that unique identifiers by creating a new set of attributes everytime an annotator us executed