Package ubic.gemma.core.loader.util.mapper

Interface HintingEntityMapper<T extends Identifiable>

All Superinterfaces:

EntityMapper<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

GeoBioAssayMapper, SimpleBioAssayMapper

public interface HintingEntityMapper<T extends Identifiable>
extends EntityMapper<T>

Interface for mappers that can provide hints of identifier candidates.

This is mainly used to provide feedback to the user.

Author:

poirigui

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface ubic.gemma.core.loader.util.mapper.EntityMapper

EntityMapper.MappingStatistics, EntityMapper.StatefulEntityMapper<T extends Identifiable>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	getCandidateIdentifiers(T entity)	Obtain a list of possible identifiers for the given entity from higher to lower confidence.

Methods inherited from interface ubic.gemma.core.loader.util.mapper.EntityMapper

contains, containsAny, forCandidates, getMappingStatistics, getName, matchAll, matchAll, matchOne, matchOne

Method Detail

getCandidateIdentifiers

List<String> getCandidateIdentifiers(T entity)

Obtain a list of possible identifiers for the given entity from higher to lower confidence.