org.openlowcode.server.data.properties

Class PrintOutGenerator<E extends DataObject<E> & FilecontentInterface<E>>

java.lang.Object

org.openlowcode.server.data.properties.PrintOutGenerator<E>

Type Parameters:

E - parent data object

public abstract class PrintOutGenerator<E extends DataObject<E> & FilecontentInterface<E>>
extends java.lang.Object

an abstract framework for print-out generator. Sub-classes should be implemented with the name specified by the Open Lowcode framework

Author:

Open Lowcode SAS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PrintOutGenerator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addContentAsAttachment(E object, java.lang.String label) adds the print-out content as file attachment to the object
abstract void	generateContent(E object, PDFDocument document) generates the content for the given data object in the document provided
SFile	generateContent(E object, java.lang.String label) wrapper that creates the binary file around the core generate content method

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PrintOutGenerator

public PrintOutGenerator()

Method Detail

generateContent

public abstract void generateContent(E object,
                                     PDFDocument document)
                              throws java.io.IOException

generates the content for the given data object in the document provided

Parameters:

object - the father object of the printout

document - Apache document used for the print

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if any error happens writing the file

generateContent

public SFile generateContent(E object,
                             java.lang.String label)

wrapper that creates the binary file around the core generate content method

Parameters:

object - object to process

label - label of the file

Returns:

a binary file

addContentAsAttachment

public void addContentAsAttachment(E object,
                                   java.lang.String label)

adds the print-out content as file attachment to the object

Parameters:

object - data object

label - label of the file