Class BaseSerializingMeta

java.lang.Object
org.pentaho.di.trans.step.BaseStepMeta
org.pentaho.di.core.util.serialization.BaseSerializingMeta
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, StepAttributesInterface, StepMetaInterface
Direct Known Subclasses:
StepWithMappingMeta

public abstract class BaseSerializingMeta extends BaseStepMeta implements StepMetaInterface
Handles serialization of meta by implementing getXML/loadXML, readRep/saveRep.

Uses MetaXmlSerializer amd RepoSerializer for generically handling child classes meta.

  • Constructor Details

    • BaseSerializingMeta

      public BaseSerializingMeta()
  • Method Details

    • getXML

      public String getXML()
      Description copied from class: BaseStepMeta
      Produces the XML string that describes this step's information.
      Specified by:
      getXML in interface StepMetaInterface
      Overrides:
      getXML in class BaseStepMeta
      Returns:
      String containing the XML describing this step.
    • loadXML

      public void loadXML(Node stepnode, List<org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta> databases, org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore) throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleXMLException
      Description copied from interface: StepMetaInterface
      Load the values for this step from an XML Node
      Specified by:
      loadXML in interface StepMetaInterface
      Overrides:
      loadXML in class BaseStepMeta
      Parameters:
      stepnode - the Node to get the info from
      databases - The available list of databases to reference to
      metaStore - the metastore to optionally load external reference metadata from
      Throws:
      org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleXMLException - When an unexpected XML error occurred. (malformed etc.)
    • readRep

      public void readRep(Repository rep, org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore, org.pentaho.di.repository.ObjectId id_step, List<org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta> databases) throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException
      Description copied from interface: StepMetaInterface
      Read the steps information from a Kettle repository
      Specified by:
      readRep in interface StepMetaInterface
      Overrides:
      readRep in class BaseStepMeta
      Parameters:
      rep - The repository to read from
      metaStore - The MetaStore to read external information from
      id_step - The step ID
      databases - The databases to reference
      Throws:
      org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException - When an unexpected error occurred (database, network, etc)
    • saveRep

      public void saveRep(Repository rep, org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore, org.pentaho.di.repository.ObjectId transId, org.pentaho.di.repository.ObjectId stepId) throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException
      Description copied from interface: StepMetaInterface
      Save the steps data into a Kettle repository
      Specified by:
      saveRep in interface StepMetaInterface
      Overrides:
      saveRep in class BaseStepMeta
      Parameters:
      rep - The Kettle repository to save to
      metaStore - the metaStore to optionally write to
      transId - The transformation ID
      stepId - The step ID
      Throws:
      org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException - When an unexpected error occurred (database, network, etc)
    • withVariables

      public StepMetaInterface withVariables(org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace variables)
      Creates a copy of this stepMeta with variables globally substituted.