uimaj-2.2.1-incubating/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/collection/metadata/CpeCollectionReaderIterator.java

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package org.apache.uima.collection.metadata;

import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject;

/**
 * An object that holds configuration that is part of the CPE descriptor. It provides the means of
 * configuring CPE Collection Reader Iterator.
 * 
 */
public interface CpeCollectionReaderIterator extends MetaDataObject {
  /**
   * Return Descriptor
   * 
   * @return
   */
  public CpeComponentDescriptor getDescriptor();

  /**
   * Associate Descriptor with the Collection Reader Iterator
   * 
   * @param descriptor
   */
  public void setDescriptor(CpeComponentDescriptor descriptor);

  /**
   * Return override parameters. These override parameters in the Collection Reader component
   * descriptor.
   * 
   * @return
   */
  public CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings getConfigurationParameterSettings();

  /**
   * Set parameters that will override params defined in the Collection Reader component descriptor.
   * 
   * @param settings
   */
  public void setConfigurationParameterSettings(CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings settings);

  public CpeSofaMappings getSofaNameMappings();

  /**
   * Set Sofa Name Mappings
   * 
   * @param mappings
   */
  public void setSofaNameMappings(CpeSofaMappings mappings);

}