Package repast.simphony.dataLoader.engine

Class XMLContextBuilder

java.lang.Object
repast.simphony.dataLoader.engine.XMLContextBuilder
All Implemented Interfaces:
ContextBuilder
public class XMLContextBuilder extends Object implements ContextBuilder
ContextBuilder that loads context from a xml serialized file.
Author:
Nick Collier

  • Constructor Details

    • XMLContextBuilder

      public XMLContextBuilder(String fileName)
      Creates an XMLContext builder that will load from the named file.
      Parameters:
      fileName - the name of the file to load from

    • XMLContextBuilder

      public XMLContextBuilder(String fileName, List<com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter> converters)
      Creates an XMLContext builder that will load from the named file.
      Parameters:
      fileName - the name of the file to load from
      converters - a list of XStream Converters to register and use in the XML conversion.

    • XMLContextBuilder

      public XMLContextBuilder(File xmlFile, List<com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter> converters)
      Creates an XMLContext builder that will load from the named file.
      Parameters:
      xmlFile - the file to load from
      converters - a list of XStream Converters to register and use in the XML conversion.

    • XMLContextBuilder

      public XMLContextBuilder(File xmlFile)
      Creates an XMLContext builder that will load the specified file
      Parameters:
      xmlFile - the file to load from

  • Method Details

    • build

      public Context build(Context context)
      Builds and returns a context. Building a context consists of filling it with agents, adding projects and so forth. The returned context does not necessarily have to be the passed in context.
      Specified by:
      build in interface ContextBuilder
      Parameters:
      context - a default context
      Returns:
      the built context.

    • getXMLFile

      public File getXMLFile()
      Gets the serialized xml file from which this builder loads a context.
      Returns:
      the serialized xml file from which this builder loads a context.