controller

Class ExtractionController

java.lang.Object

controller.ExtractionController

public class ExtractionController
extends java.lang.Object

The ExtractionController is the main controlling class of the application; It controls the main application thread and the extraction process and the Extractor. Furthermore it manages the interaction between ProfileController, ModuleController and StorageController, and it updates the user interfaces GUI and CLI. A FileMonitorDaemon is used to observe file changes of the files added to the application.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static EventController	eventq
Extractor	extractor
FileMonitorDaemon	fileMonitorDaemon
GUI	gui
ModuleController	modules
ProfileController	profileController
StorageController	storageController

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExtractionController() Constructor to start without graphics and updates, mainly for testing purposes.
ExtractionController(ExtractionControllerBuilder builder) Constructor that works with the builder pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	deleteAllMetadata() Deletes all extracted information.
void	exit() Exit this application.
void	runningExtraction(boolean running) Updates the current-running-extraction-Symbol of the GUI.
void	saveConfigs() Saves all application configurations and profile settings during the application shutdown.
void	startGui() Starts the graphical user interface.
void	stopGui() Called by the graphical user interface to indicate that the GUI was closed.
void	updateDoing(java.lang.String task) Shows a state String at the GUI.
void	updateFileDeletion(java.nio.file.Path file) A file was deleted.
void	updateFileModification(java.nio.file.Path file) A file has changed.
void	updateProfileView(Profile profile) Updates the GUI at profile changes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

modules

public ModuleController modules

profileController

public ProfileController profileController

storageController

public StorageController storageController

extractor

public Extractor extractor

gui

public GUI gui

fileMonitorDaemon

public FileMonitorDaemon fileMonitorDaemon

eventq

public static EventController eventq

Constructor Detail

ExtractionController

public ExtractionController()

Constructor to start without graphics and updates, mainly for testing purposes. Use the ExtractionControllerBuilder for non-testing purposes.

ExtractionController

public ExtractionController(ExtractionControllerBuilder builder)

Constructor that works with the builder pattern. Use the ExtractionControllerBuilder for configurations.

Parameters:

builder - Builder for this class

Method Detail

startGui

public void startGui()

Starts the graphical user interface. The application can run without the GUI.

See Also:

GUI

stopGui

public void stopGui()

Called by the graphical user interface to indicate that the GUI was closed.

deleteAllMetadata

public void deleteAllMetadata()

Deletes all extracted information. Warning: Also the information from storage will be deleted!

updateFileModification

public void updateFileModification(java.nio.file.Path file)

A file has changed. Update-extract all modules that include the file.

Parameters:

file - Path to the modified file.

updateFileDeletion

public void updateFileDeletion(java.nio.file.Path file)

A file was deleted. Inform all profiles that include this file to remove it and update the GUI.

Parameters:

file -

updateProfileView

public void updateProfileView(Profile profile)

Updates the GUI at profile changes.

Parameters:

profile -

saveConfigs

public void saveConfigs()

Saves all application configurations and profile settings during the application shutdown.

exit

public void exit()

Exit this application.

runningExtraction

public void runningExtraction(boolean running)

Updates the current-running-extraction-Symbol of the GUI.

Parameters:

running - Was the extraction run started, or finished?

updateDoing

public void updateDoing(java.lang.String task)

Shows a state String at the GUI.

Parameters:

task - the state String