org.systemsbiology.gaggle.core.datatypes
Interface GaggleData

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Cluster, DataMatrix, GaggleTuple, LensedDataMatrix, Namelist, Network

public interface GaggleData
extends java.io.Serializable

Every gaggle data type implements this.

Method Summary

Tuple	getMetadata() Every GaggleData object contains a Tuple which can contain optional metadata.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this GaggleData object
java.lang.String	getSpecies() Returns the species of this GaggleData object

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this GaggleData object

Returns:

the name of this GaggleData object

getSpecies

java.lang.String getSpecies()

Returns the species of this GaggleData object

Returns:

the species of this GaggleData object

getMetadata

Tuple getMetadata()

Every GaggleData object contains a Tuple which can contain optional metadata. The Tuple is a general-purpose object which can hold data in many ways; it is up to the sending and receiving goose to put together and parse out the metadata from the Tuple.

Returns:

a Tuple containing optional metadata