uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/cas/SerialFormat.java

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package org.apache.uima.cas;

/**
 * The various forms of serialization (typically of the CAS)  
 *
 */
public enum SerialFormat {
  
  /**
   *  Unknown format 
   */
  UNKNOWN(""), 
  
  /**
   * XML-serialized CAS
   */
  XCAS("xcas"),

  /**
   * XML-serialized CAS
   */
  XMI("xmi"),

  /**
   * Java-serialized CAS without type system, no filtering
   */
  BINARY("bcas"),

  /**
   * Binary compressed CAS without type system, no filtering  (form 4)
   */
  COMPRESSED("bcas"),

  /**
   * Binary compressed CAS with reachability and type and feature filtering (form 6)
   */
  COMPRESSED_FILTERED("bcas"),

  /**
   * with subset of views (not in use)
   */
  COMPRESSED_PROJECTION("bcas"),

  /**
   * Java-serialized CAS without type system
   */
  SERIALIZED("scas"),

  /**
   * Java-serialized CAS with type system and index definitions
   */
  SERIALIZED_TSI("scas"),

  /**
   * Binary compressed CAS with embedded Java-serialized type system
   * with reachability and type and feature filtering (form 6)
   */
  COMPRESSED_FILTERED_TSI("bcas");
  
  private String defaultFileExtension;

  SerialFormat(String defaultFileExtension) {
    this.defaultFileExtension = defaultFileExtension;
  }

  public String getDefaultFileExtension() {
    return defaultFileExtension;
  }
  
}