API Overview

Overview

Data Pipeline implements the Decorator Pattern as a way of chaining together operations to be applied to a data stream. The bulk of the API consists of Data Readers and Data Writers.

Data Endpoints

DataEndpoint	Abstract super-class for reading and writing records. Common operations like open(), close(), and getRecordCount() are defined here.
DataEndpointGroup	Helper class--makes it easy to work with multiple readers and writers as a single unit.
DataReader	Abstract super-class for reading records. The only method that a subclass must implement is readImpl(), however, most subclasses will also override open() and close().
DataWriter	Abstract super-class for writing records. The only method that a subclass must implement is writeImpl(DataReader, Record), however, most subclasses will also override open() and close().

Reader and writers generally come in 2 forms: Primary Endpoints and Secondary Endpoints.

Primary Endpoints

Primary endpoints are used to transfer data directly to and from physical sources. They include:

CSVReader & CSVWriter
JdbcReader & JdbcWriter
ExcelReader & ExcelWriter

Secondary Endpoints

Secondary endpoints act on other endpoints. They intercept and transform data as it passes through them (adding and removing records, updating fields, performing lookups, etc.). Secondary endpoints will generally subclass either ProxyReader or ProxyWriter and includes:

FilteringReader
SortingReader
ThrottledReader & ThrottledWriter

Data Readers

AbstractReader	Abstract super-class, with some common logic, for reading records.
AggregateReader	A proxy that applies set functions (sum, max, etc.) to fields of records passing through.
AsyncReader	A proxy that reads data asynchronously using a separate thread.
CSVReader	Obtains records from a Comma Separated Value (CSV) stream.
DebugReader	A proxy that prints records passing through to a stream in a human-readable format.
ExcelReader	Obtains records from an excel document.
FileReader	Obtains records from a binary stream previously written using a FileWriter.
FilteringReader	A proxy that applies filters to determine which records passes through.
JdbcReader	Obtains records from a database query.
MemoryReader	Obtains records from an in-memory RecordList.
MeteredReader	A proxy that measures the rate (bytes/second) at which data is read.
ProxyReader	Abstract super-class for obtaining records from another DataReader, possibly transforming them along the way. The only method that a subclass should implement is interceptRecord(Record).
RemoveDuplicatesReader	A proxy that removes duplicate records.
SortingReader	A proxy that sorts records.
TextReader	Abstract super-class for obtaining records from a text stream.
ThrottledReader	A proxy that limits the rate (bytes/second) at which data is read.
TransformingReader	A proxy that applies transformations to records passing through.
ValidatingReader	A proxy that validates records by applying a set of filters.

Data Writers

AbstractWriter	Abstract super-class, with some common logic, for writing records.
CSVWriter	Writes records to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) stream.
FileWriter	Writes records to a binary stream that can be later read using a FileReader.
JdbcWriter	Writes records to a database table.
MemoryWriter	Writes records to an in-memory RecordList.
MeteredWriter	A proxy that measures the rate (bytes/second) at which data is written.
MultiWriter	Writes records to multiple DataWriter.
NullWriter	Discards records.
ProxyWriter	Abstract super-class for writing records to another DataWriter, possibly transforming them along the way. The only method that a subclass should implement is interceptRecord(Record).
StreamWriter	Writes records to a stream in a human-readable format.
TextWriter	Abstract super-class for writing records to a text stream.
ThrottledWriter	A proxy that limits the rate (bytes/second) at which data is written.