com.uwyn.rife.cmf.transform
Interface RawContentTransformer

All Superinterfaces:

ContentTransformer<InputStream>

public interface RawContentTransformer
extends ContentTransformer<InputStream>

This interface defines the API that has to be implemented by classes that are capable of transforming raw content data after it's initially loaded.

The content attributes are provided to the transform method and can be used to provide hints for the transformation.

Since:

1.0

Version:

$Revision: 3634 $

Author:

Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)

See Also:

ContentTransformer

Method Summary

InputStream

transform(InputStream data, Map<String,String> attributes) Transforms the raw content data and returns the transformed data as an array of bytes.

Method Detail

transform

InputStream transform(InputStream data,
                      Map<String,String> attributes)
                      throws ContentManagerException

Transforms the raw content data and returns the transformed data as an array of bytes.

Specified by:

transform in interface ContentTransformer<InputStream>

Parameters:

data - the raw data that has to be transformed

attributes - a map of content attributes that can be used to provide hints or parameters for the transformation

Returns:

the transformed data

Throws:

ContentManagerException

Since:

1.0