Package org.incenp.linkml.core

Class CurieConverter

java.lang.Object

org.incenp.linkml.core.ScalarConverterBase

org.incenp.linkml.core.StringConverter

org.incenp.linkml.core.CurieConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter

public class CurieConverter
extends StringConverter

A converter for String-typed fields whose value is expected to be a CURIE.

This is especially intended for slots of type uriOrCurie. The converter will automatically expand the CURIE upon deserialising the data, so that after parsing we no longer need to worry about the presence of CURIEs anywhere – there will only be full-length IRIs. Conversely, when serialising the data the converter will take care of compacting the IRIs back into CURIE form.

This is basically a generalisation of the approach previously used specifically for SSSOM-Java: expand CURIEs as soon as possible upon receiving data, contract them as late as possible upon writing data. In between, you only need to deal with full-length IRIs. This is the only sane way of working with CURIEs.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CurieConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	convertImpl(Object raw, ConverterContext ctx)	Performs the actual type conversion.
Object	serialise(Object object, ConverterContext ctx)	Converts a LinkML object into a raw object.

Methods inherited from class org.incenp.linkml.core.StringConverter

getType

Methods inherited from class org.incenp.linkml.core.ScalarConverterBase

convert, convertForSlot, serialiseForSlot, toList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CurieConverter

public CurieConverter()

Method Detail

convertImpl

protected Object convertImpl(Object raw,
                             ConverterContext ctx)
                      throws LinkMLRuntimeException

Description copied from class: ScalarConverterBase

Performs the actual type conversion.

Overrides:

convertImpl in class StringConverter

Parameters:

raw - The raw object to convert. This is guaranteed to be a non-null, non-list, non-dictionary object.

Returns:

The converted value.

Throws:

LinkMLRuntimeException - If the converter cannot convert the given value.

serialise

public Object serialise(Object object,
                        ConverterContext ctx)
                 throws LinkMLRuntimeException

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Converts a LinkML object into a raw object.

Specified by:

serialise in interface IConverter

Overrides:

serialise in class ScalarConverterBase

Parameters:

object - The LinkML object to convert.

ctx - The global converter context.

Returns:

The raw object that represents the original LinkML object.

Throws:

LinkMLRuntimeException - If the converter cannot convert the given object.