source: trunk/src/org/expeditee/io/ItemWriter.java@ 80

package org.expeditee.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.expeditee.items.Dot;
import org.expeditee.items.Item;
import org.expeditee.items.Line;
import org.expeditee.items.Picture;
import org.expeditee.items.Text;

public abstract class ItemWriter {

        public static final String NEW_LINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");

        protected void writeTitle(Text toWrite, List<Item> items)
                        throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationTitle(Item toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        /**
         * Called for each item on each frame to write out the contents of the items.
         * @param toWrite the item to be written out.
         * @throws IOException
         */
        protected void writeItem(Item toWrite) throws IOException {
                if (toWrite.isAnnotation()) {
                        writeAnnotationItem(toWrite);
                        return;
                }

                if (toWrite instanceof Text)
                        writeText((Text) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Picture)
                        writePicture((Picture) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Line)
                        writeLine((Line) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Dot)
                        writeDot((Item) toWrite);
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationItem(Item toWrite) throws IOException {
                if (toWrite instanceof Text)
                        writeAnnotationText((Text) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Picture)
                        writeAnnotationPicture((Picture) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Line)
                        writeAnnotationLine((Line) toWrite);

                if (toWrite instanceof Dot)
                        writeAnnotationDot((Item) toWrite);
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationText(Text toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationPicture(Picture toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationLine(Line toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeAnnotationDot(Item toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeText(Text toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writePicture(Picture toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeLine(Line toWrite) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void writeDot(Item toWrite) throws IOException {
        }
}