Package org.anchoranalysis.annotation.io

Interface AnnotationReader<T extends Annotation>

Type Parameters:

T - annotation-type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

ImageLabelAnnotationReader

public interface AnnotationReader<T extends Annotation>

Allows an annotation to be read from the file-system.

Author:

Owen Feehan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<T>	read(Path path, OperationContext context)	Reads an annotation, if possible, from the file-system.

Method Details

read

Optional<T> read(Path path,
 OperationContext context)
          throws InputReadFailedException

Reads an annotation, if possible, from the file-system.

Parameters:

path - a path representing the annotation (or we derive another path from this path).

context - the OperationContext for the read operation.

Returns:

the annotation or Optional.empty() if it can't be read.

Throws:

InputReadFailedException - if the annotation cannot be read successfully.