IChemObjectReader.java

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package org.openscience.cdk.io;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;

import org.openscience.cdk.exception.CDKException;

/**
 * This interface specifies the common functionality all IO readers should provide.
 * 
 * IO readers should not implement this interface directly, but rather implement
 * one of its child interfaces: {@link ISimpleChemObjectReader} or {@link org.openscience.cdk.io.iterator.IIteratingChemObjectReader}.
 * These sub-interfaces specify the information access methods:
 * a simple read() method for the {@link ISimpleChemObjectReader} and
 * more advanced iterator based access for the {@link org.openscience.cdk.io.iterator.IIteratingChemObjectReader} (suitable for large files)  
 * 
 * @cdk.module io
 * @cdk.githash
 *
 * @author     Egon Willighagen <egonw@users.sf.net>
 * @see ISimpleChemObjectReader, org.openscience.cdk.io.iterator.IIteratingChemObjectReader
 **/
public interface IChemObjectReader extends IChemObjectIO {

	public enum Mode {
		/** Only fail on serious format problems */
		RELAXED,
		/** Fail on any format problem */
		STRICT
	}

    /**
     * Sets the Reader from which this ChemObjectReader should read
     * the contents.
     */
    public void setReader(Reader reader) throws CDKException;

    /**
     * Sets the InputStream from which this ChemObjectReader should read
     * the contents.
     */
    public void setReader(InputStream reader) throws CDKException;
    
    /**
     * Sets the reader mode. If Mode.STRICT, then the reader will fail on
     * any problem in the format of the read file, instead of trying to
     * recover from that.
     * 
     * @param mode
     */
    public void setReaderMode(Mode mode);

    /**
     * Sets an error handler that is sent events when file format issues occur.
     *
     * @param handler {@link IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler} to send error
     *                messages to.
     */
    public void setErrorHandler(IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler handler);

    /**
     * Redirects an error message to the {@link IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler}.
     * Throws an {@link CDKException} when in STRICT {@link Mode}.
     *
     * @param message the error message.
     */
    public void handleError(String message) throws CDKException;

    /**
     * Redirects an error message to the {@link IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler}.
     * Throws an {@link CDKException} when in STRICT {@link Mode}.
     *
     * @param message  the error message.
     * @param exception the corresponding {@link Exception}.
     */
    public void handleError(String message, Exception exception)
    throws CDKException;

    /**
     * Redirects an error message to the {@link IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler}.
     * Throws an {@link CDKException} when in STRICT {@link Mode}.
     *
     * @param message  the error message.
     * @param row      Row in the file where the error is found.
     * @param colStart Start column in the file where the error is found.
     * @param colEnd   End column in the file where the error is found.
     */
    public void handleError(String message, int row, int colStart, int colEnd) throws CDKException;

    /**
     * Redirects an error message to the {@link IChemObjectReaderErrorHandler}.
     * Throws an {@link CDKException} when in STRICT {@link Mode}.
     *
     * @param message  the error message.
     * @param exception the corresponding {@link Exception}.
     * @param row       Row in the file where the error is found.
     * @param colStart Start column in the file where the error is found.
     * @param colEnd   End column in the file where the error is found.
     */
    public void handleError(String message, int row, int colStart, int colEnd, Exception exception)
    throws CDKException;
}