at.gv.egiz.pdfas
Class PdfAsFactory

java.lang.Object
  at.gv.egiz.pdfas.PdfAsFactory

public class PdfAsFactory

extends Object

Main factory for creating a PDF-AS API Instance (PdfAs Interface).

Author:

wprinz

See Also:

PdfAs

Constructor Summary

PdfAsFactory()

Method Summary

static PdfAs	createPdfAs() Creates a PDF-AS API instance assuming that the configuration is located within the user's home directory.
static PdfAs	createPdfAs(File workDirectory) Creates a PDF-AS API instance for the given work directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PdfAsFactory

public PdfAsFactory()

Method Detail

createPdfAs

public static PdfAs createPdfAs(File workDirectory)
                         throws PdfAsException

Creates a PDF-AS API instance for the given work directory.

Parameters:

workDirectory - The work directory. If null the configuration is assumed to be located within the user's home directory.

Returns:

Returns an instance of the PDF-AS API.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown, if the workDirectory doesn't exist.

PdfAsException - Thrown, if the work directory does not meet its requirements, or if the config file is invalid.

See Also:

PdfAS#USERHOME_CONFIG_FOLDER

createPdfAs

public static PdfAs createPdfAs()
                         throws PdfAsException

Creates a PDF-AS API instance assuming that the configuration is located within the user's home directory.

Returns:

Returns an instance of the PDF-AS API.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown, if the work directory doesn't exist within the user's home directory.

PdfAsException - Thrown, if the work directory does not meet its requirements, or if the config file is invalid.

See Also:

PdfAS#USERHOME_CONFIG_FOLDER