uimaj-2.2.0-incubating/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/collection/metadata/CpeCollectionReaderCasInitializer.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. Provides the means of
 * setting descriptor path containing CasInitializer configuration
 * 
 * 
 * @deprecated As of v2.0 CAS Initializers are deprecated.
 */
public interface CpeCollectionReaderCasInitializer extends MetaDataObject {
  /**
   * Sets descriptor path containing configuration for the CasInitializer
   * 
   * @param aDescriptor -
   *          descriptor path
   */
  public void setDescriptor(CpeComponentDescriptor aDescriptor);

  /**
   * Returns {@link org.apache.uima.collection.metadata.CpeComponentDescriptor} containing
   * CasInitializer descriptor path.
   * 
   * @return {@link org.apache.uima.collection.metadata.CpeComponentDescriptor}
   */
  public CpeComponentDescriptor getDescriptor();

  /**
   * Returns {@link org.apache.uima.collection.metadata.CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings}
   * object containing overrides to parameter settings for this CasInitializer.
   * 
   * @return - object containing parameter setting overrides
   */
  public CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings getConfigurationParameterSettings();

  /**
   * Sets the {@link org.apache.uima.collection.metadata.CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings}
   * object containing overrides to parameter settings for this CasInitializer.
   * 
   * @param aSettings
   *          object containing parameter setting overrides
   */
  public void setConfigurationParameterSettings(CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings aSettings)
          throws CpeDescriptorException;

  public CpeSofaMappings getSofaNameMappings();

  /**
   * @param mappings
   */
  public void setSofaNameMappings(CpeSofaMappings mappings);

}