Interface DataSourceResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSourceBaseResolver, DataSourceClassPathResolver, DataSourceCompositeResolver, DataSourceFileResolver, DataSourceUrlResolver

public interface DataSourceResolver

Creates a DataSource based on an URL.

Since:

1.3

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DataSource	resolve(String resourceLocation)	Resolves the given resource location to a DataSource.
DataSource	resolve(String resourceLocation, boolean isLenient)	Resolves the given resource location to a DataSource.

Method Details

resolve

DataSource resolve(String resourceLocation)
            throws IOException

Resolves the given resource location to a DataSource.

Parameters:

resourceLocation - the location of the resource

Returns:

the DataSource

Throws:

IOException - the resource was not found

resolve

DataSource resolve(String resourceLocation,
 boolean isLenient)
            throws IOException

Resolves the given resource location to a DataSource.

Parameters:

resourceLocation - the location of the resource

isLenient - shall we ignore resources not found or complain with an exception?

Returns:

the data source containing the resource or null if the resource was not found in lenient mode

Throws:

IOException - resolving the resource failed