org.systemsbiology.gaggle.core.datatypes
Class GaggleTuple

java.lang.Object
  org.systemsbiology.gaggle.core.datatypes.GaggleTuple

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, GaggleData

public class GaggleTuple
extends java.lang.Object
implements GaggleData

The top-level GaggleDataType for transmitting relatively-free form data structures. This replaces the old gaggle API which transmitted HashMap objects; the Tuple can do anything that a HashMap can do and more. Note that this object is actually composed of two Tuple objects, as the GaggleData interface requires one for metadata.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

GaggleTuple()

Method Summary

Tuple	getData()
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
void	setData(Tuple data)
void	setMetadata(Tuple metadata)
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setSpecies(java.lang.String species)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GaggleTuple

public GaggleTuple()

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: GaggleData

Returns the name of this GaggleData object

Specified by:

getName in interface GaggleData

Returns:

the name of this GaggleData object

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

getSpecies

public java.lang.String getSpecies()

Description copied from interface: GaggleData

Returns the species of this GaggleData object

Specified by:

getSpecies in interface GaggleData

Returns:

the species of this GaggleData object

setSpecies

public void setSpecies(java.lang.String species)

getData

public Tuple getData()

setData

public void setData(Tuple data)

getMetadata

public Tuple getMetadata()

Description copied from interface: GaggleData

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.

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface GaggleData

Returns:

a Tuple containing optional metadata

setMetadata

public void setMetadata(Tuple metadata)