Class Phrasebook

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.core.mathematics.loaders.openmath.phrasebook.Phrasebook

public abstract class Phrasebook
extends Object

Defines what a minimal phrasebook should implement.

Note that this class does NOT assume anything about the protocol used between client and server. This is the responsibility of the implementing subclass. Because of this, problems with the communication should be thrown as a subclass of PhrasebookException.

Version:

$Version$

Author:

Manfred Riem (mriem@win.tue.nl)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Phrasebook()	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addCD(String fName, String fLocation, String fClassName)	Adds a CD to the phrasebook.
Object	execute(String fMethod, Vector<Object> fArguments)	An execute method.
String	perform(String fMethod, Vector<Object> fArguments)	A perform method.
void	removeCD(String fName)	Removes a CD from the phrasebook.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Phrasebook

public Phrasebook()

Constructor.

Method Details

perform

public String perform(String fMethod,
 Vector<Object> fArguments)
               throws PhrasebookException

A perform method.

Parameters:

fMethod - the type of perform.

fArguments - the arguments to the perform.

Returns:

the result.

Throws:

PhrasebookException - thrown when a major error occurs.

execute

public Object execute(String fMethod,
 Vector<Object> fArguments)
               throws PhrasebookException

An execute method.

Note: the previous version of the library (1.2) didn't allow you to return any object as a result of a perform. To make it possible this method is the right one to implement.

Parameters:

fMethod - the type of execution.

fArguments - the arguments to the execute.

Returns:

the result.

Throws:

PhrasebookException - thrown when a major error occurs.

addCD

public void addCD(String fName,
 String fLocation,
 String fClassName)
           throws PhrasebookException

Adds a CD to the phrasebook.

Parameters:

fName - the name of the CD.

fLocation - the URL of the CD, if none is given it is assumed to be on the classpath

fClassName - the Codec of the CD.

Throws:

PhrasebookException - thrown when a major error occurs.

removeCD

public void removeCD(String fName)
              throws PhrasebookException

Removes a CD from the phrasebook.

Parameters:

fName - the name of the CD.

Throws:

PhrasebookException - thrown when a major error occurs.