Class FactbookReader

java.lang.Object
org.episteme.core.io.AbstractResourceReader<List<Country>>
org.episteme.social.politics.loaders.FactbookReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
ResourceIO<List<Country>>, ResourceReader<List<Country>>
public class FactbookReader extends AbstractResourceReader<List<Country>>
Production loader for the CIA World Factbook XML data. Parses country information including: Reader for the CIA World Factbook XML data.

This loader parses country-level demographic, geographic, and political data and populates Country objects.

Since:
1.1
Author:
Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • FactbookReader

      public FactbookReader()

  • Method Details

    • getCategory

      public String getCategory()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns the category for grouping. MUST be implemented with I18N support.
      Returns:
      the category name

    • getDescription

      public String getDescription()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns a short description of this resource handler. MUST be implemented with I18N support.
      Returns:
      the description

    • getLongDescription

      public String getLongDescription()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns a long description of this resource handler. MUST be implemented with I18N support.
      Returns:
      the long description

    • getResourcePath

      public String getResourcePath()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns the base path where this resource is located.

    • getResourceType

      public Class<List<Country>> getResourceType()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns the type of resource.

    • getSupportedVersions

      public String[] getSupportedVersions()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns the supported versions of the format this reader/writer handles.

      Each implementation MUST override this method to declare which versions of the underlying format are supported. The returned array should contain version strings in the format's standard notation (e.g., "3.0", "2.1", "Level 3 Version 2").

      Examples:

      • MathML: {"3.0", "2.0"}
      • SBML: {"Level 3 Version 2", "Level 3 Version 1", "Level 2 Version 5"}
      • PhyloXML: {"1.10", "1.00"}

      Returns:
      array of supported version strings, never null (empty array if version-agnostic)

    • loadFromSource

      protected List<Country> loadFromSource(String id) throws Exception
      Specified by:
      loadFromSource in class AbstractResourceReader<List<Country>>
      Throws:
      Exception

    • getMiniCatalog

      public MiniCatalog<List<Country>> getMiniCatalog()
      Overrides:
      getMiniCatalog in class AbstractResourceReader<List<Country>>

    • load

      public List<Country> load(InputStream input) throws Exception
      Loads country data from CIA Factbook XML format. The Factbook XML structure varies, but typically includes: <countries> <country name="..." code="..."> <capital>...</capital> <area>...</area> <population>...</population> <government>...</government> </country> </countries>
      Parameters:
      input - XML input stream
      Returns:
      List of Country objects
      Throws:
      Exception - if parsing fails

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Description copied from interface: ResourceIO
      Returns the display name of this resource handler. MUST be implemented with I18N support.
      Returns:
      the display name