Package org.pentaho.di.datafactory

Interface DynamicDatasource

  • public interface DynamicDatasource
    Interface for retrieving resources needed to establish a new datasource in the report engine. This allows plugins to provide the necessary resources to render any Kettle input step as a native datasource in Report Designer.
    Author:
    gmoran

    • Method Detail

      • getDialogClass

        String getDialogClass()
        What class will represent the edit dialog for this datasource?
        Returns:
        fully qualified class name of dialog class; must implement BaseStepGenericXulDialog @

      • getTemplate

        String getTemplate()
        Return the name of the Kettle transformation template that holds the uninitialized input step. The template should reside in the archive next to the implementation of the DynamicDatasource interface.
        Returns:
        template name as String

      • getResourceEntryName

        String getResourceEntryName()
        The name of the resource to embed the transformation as.
        Returns:
        resource name as String

      • getStepName

        String getStepName()
        The name of the step that represents the datasource, as it appears in the Kettle transformation template.
        Returns:
        the step name as String

      • getQueryName

        String getQueryName()
        The name of the query as it appears in the UI of the receiver module. TODO: this should be localizable.
        Returns:
        the query name as String