uimafit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/fit/factory/SofaMappingFactory.java

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package org.apache.uima.fit.factory;

import org.apache.uima.analysis_component.AnalysisComponent;
import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.metadata.SofaMapping;
import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.metadata.impl.SofaMapping_impl;

/**
 * Convenience methods to handle SofA mappings.
 */
public final class SofaMappingFactory {
  private SofaMappingFactory() {
    // This class is not meant to be instantiated
  }

  /**
   * This method creates a sofa mapping which is useful for mapping view names in individual
   * components used in aggregate analysis engines to the view names used by the aggregate.
   * <p>
   * WARNING: in version 0.9.12 the ordering of the parameters was changed! The order used to be
   * aggregateSofaName, componentKey, componentSofaName. This was changed because it seemed an
   * unnatural ordering.</p>
   * 
   * @param componentKey
   *          the key/name used by the aggregate analysis engine for the component whose view is
   *          being mapped.
   * @param componentSofaName
   *          the sofa name used by the the component
   * @param aggregateSofaName
   *          the view name that the component name is mapped to and used by the aggregate analysis
   *          engine
   * @return a sofa mapping with the componentSofaName mapped to the aggregateSofaName
   */
  public static SofaMapping createSofaMapping(String componentKey, String componentSofaName,
          String aggregateSofaName) {

    SofaMapping sofaMapping = new SofaMapping_impl();
    sofaMapping.setComponentKey(componentKey);
    sofaMapping.setComponentSofaName(componentSofaName);
    sofaMapping.setAggregateSofaName(aggregateSofaName);
    return sofaMapping;
  }

  /**
   * Create a sofa mapping using the component class rather than the component name. Actually, the
   * name of the class is used as the component name.
   * 
   * @param componentClass
   *          the component clas
   * @param componentSofaName
   *          the sofa name used by the the component
   * @param aggregateSofaName
   *          the view name that the component name is mapped to and used by the aggregate analysis
   *          engine
   * @return a sofa mapping with the componentSofaName mapped to the aggregateSofaName
   */
  public static SofaMapping createSofaMapping(Class<? extends AnalysisComponent> componentClass,
          String componentSofaName, String aggregateSofaName) {

    return createSofaMapping(componentClass.getName(), componentSofaName, aggregateSofaName);
  }
}