com.gooddata.connector

Interface Connector

All Superinterfaces:

Executor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnector, ChargifyConnector, CsvConnector, DateDimensionConnector, FacebookConnector, FacebookInsightsConnector, JdbcConnector, MsDynamicsConnector, PtConnector, SfdcConnector, SugarCrmConnector

public interface Connector
extends Executor

GoodData Connector interface. Connector handles a specific external data source. It generates the GoodData project's logical model from the data and loads the data to the project.

Version:

1.0

Author:

zd

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	deploy(SLI sli, List<Column> columns, String dir, String archiveName) Create the GoodData data package with the ALL snapshots data
void	dump(String file) Dumps the source data CSV to a file
void	extract(String dir) Extracts the source data CSV to the database where it is going to be transformed
void	extractAndTransfer(Command c, String pid, Connector cc, boolean waitForFinish, CliParams p, ProcessingContext ctx) Extract data from the internal database and transfer them to a GoodData project
String	generateMaqlCreate() Generates the MAQL for the data source
SourceSchema	getSchema() LDM schema getter
void	setSchema(SourceSchema schema) LDM schema setter

Methods inherited from interface com.gooddata.processor.Executor

processCommand

Method Detail

generateMaqlCreate

String generateMaqlCreate()

Generates the MAQL for the data source

Returns:

the MAQL in string format

getSchema

SourceSchema getSchema()

LDM schema getter

Returns:

LDM schema

extract

void extract(String dir)
      throws IOException

Extracts the source data CSV to the database where it is going to be transformed

Parameters:

dir - target directory where the data package will be stored

Throws:

IOException - in case of IO issues

dump

void dump(String file)
   throws IOException

Dumps the source data CSV to a file

Parameters:

file - target file

Throws:

IOException - in case of IO issues

extractAndTransfer

void extractAndTransfer(Command c,
                        String pid,
                        Connector cc,
                        boolean waitForFinish,
                        CliParams p,
                        ProcessingContext ctx)
                 throws IOException,
                        InterruptedException

Extract data from the internal database and transfer them to a GoodData project

Parameters:

c - command

pid - project id

cc - connector

p - cli parameters

ctx - current context

waitForFinish - synchronous execution flag

Throws:

IOException - IO issues

InterruptedException - internal problem with making file writable

setSchema

void setSchema(SourceSchema schema)

LDM schema setter

Parameters:

schema - LDM schema

deploy

void deploy(SLI sli,
            List<Column> columns,
            String dir,
            String archiveName)
     throws IOException

Create the GoodData data package with the ALL snapshots data

Parameters:

sli - the SLI interface

columns - the SLI columns

dir - target directory where the data package will be stored

archiveName - the name of the target ZIP archive

Throws:

IOException - IO issues