cbr.service
Interface PicsSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

PictureDB, URLPicsSource

public interface PicsSource

This interface is implemented by classes that provide access to pictures and thumbnails. In particular a service with this interface is provided by all picture providers such as photo agencies. This service is used by indexing agents that index image collections on behalf of a broker.

Version:

"$Id: PicsSource.java 1913 2007-08-08 02:41:53Z jpeters $"

Author:

Volker Roth

Method Summary

byte[]	getPicture(String name) Retrieves a picture based on the name.
byte[]	getThumbnail(String name) Retrieves a thumbnail based on the name.
Iterator	iterator() Returns a list of names of pictures that can be requested.

Method Detail

iterator

public Iterator iterator()

Returns a list of names of pictures that can be requested.

Returns:

The list of names of pictures available.

getPicture

public byte[] getPicture(String name)

Retrieves a picture based on the name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the picture. This name must be locally unique.

Returns:

The encoding of the picture with the given name.

getThumbnail

public byte[] getThumbnail(String name)

Retrieves a thumbnail based on the name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the picture. This name must be locally unique.

Returns:

The encoding of the picture with the given name.