Package org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.writer

Class ImageWriterRegistry

  • public final class ImageWriterRegistry
extends java.lang.Object
    Registry for ImageWriter implementations.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ImageWriterRegistry

        public ImageWriterRegistry()
        Default constructor. The default preferred order for the image writers is loaded from the resources.

      • ImageWriterRegistry

        public ImageWriterRegistry​(java.util.Properties preferredOrder)
        Special constructor. The preferred order for the image writers can be specified as a Map (for example a Properties file). The entries of the Map consists of fully qualified class or package names as keys and integer numbers as values. Zero (0) is the default priority.
        Parameters:
        preferredOrder - the map of order properties used to order the plug-ins

    • Method Detail

      • getInstance

        public static ImageWriterRegistry getInstance()
        Returns:
        a singleton instance of the ImageWriterRegistry.

      • register

        public void register​(ImageWriter writer,
                     int priority)
        Registers a new ImageWriter implementation with the associated priority in the registry. Higher priorities get preference over lower priorities.
        Parameters:
        writer - the ImageWriter instance to register.
        priority - the priority of the writer in the registry.
        See Also:
        register(ImageWriter)

      • register

        public void register​(ImageWriter writer)
        Registers a new ImageWriter implementation in the registry. If an ImageWriter for the same target MIME type has already been registered, it is placed in an array based on priority.
        Parameters:
        writer - the ImageWriter instance to register.

      • getWriterFor

        public ImageWriter getWriterFor​(java.lang.String mime)
        Returns an ImageWriter that can be used to encode an image to the requested MIME type.
        Parameters:
        mime - the MIME type of the desired output format
        Returns:
        a functional ImageWriter instance handling the desired output format or null if none can be found.