org.pentaho.di.trans.step

Interface StepInterface

All Superinterfaces:

HasLogChannelInterface, org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace

All Known Subinterfaces:

ScriptInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

Abort, AbstractStep, AccessInput, AccessOutput, AddSequence, AddXML, AggregateRows, AnalyticQuery, Append, AutoDoc, BaseStep, BlockingStep, BlockUntilStepsFinish, Calculator, ChangeFileEncoding, CheckSum, CloneRow, ClosureGenerator, ColumnExists, CombinationLookup, ConcatFields, Constant, CreditCardValidator, CsvInput, CubeInput, CubeOutput, DatabaseJoin, DatabaseLookup, DataGrid, DBProc, Delay, Delete, Denormaliser, DetectEmptyStream, DetectLastRow, DimensionLookup, DummyTrans, DynamicSQLRow, Edi2Xml, ElasticSearchBulk, ExcelInput, ExcelOutput, ExcelWriterStep, ExecProcess, ExecSQL, ExecSQLRow, FieldsChangeSequence, FieldSplitter, FileExists, FileLocked, FilesFromResult, FilesToResult, FilterRows, FixedInput, Flattener, Formula, FuzzyMatch, GaInputStep, GetFileNames, GetFilesRowsCount, GetPreviousRowField, GetRepositoryNames, GetSlaveSequence, GetSubFolders, GetTableNames, GetVariable, GetXMLData, GPBulkLoader, GroupBy, HTTP, HTTPPOST, IfNull, InfobrightLoader, IngresVectorwiseLoader, Injector, InsertUpdate, Janino, JavaFilter, JobExecutor, JoinRows, JsonInput, JsonOutput, LDAPInput, LDAPOutput, LDIFInput, LoadFileInput, LucidDBBulkLoader, LucidDBStreamingLoader, Mail, MailInput, MailValidator, Mapping, MappingInput, MappingOutput, MemoryGroupBy, MergeJoin, MergeRows, MetaInject, MondrianInput, MonetDBAgileMart, MonetDBBulkLoader, MultiMergeJoin, MySQLBulkLoader, Normaliser, NullIf, NumberRange, OlapInput, OraBulkLoader, ParGzipCsvInput, PentahoReportingOutput, PGBulkLoader, PGPDecryptStream, PGPEncryptStream, PrioritizeStreams, ProcessFiles, PropertyInput, PropertyOutput, RandomCCNumberGenerator, RandomValue, RegexEval, ReplaceString, ReservoirSampling, Rest, RowGenerator, RowsFromResult, RowsToResult, RssInput, RssOutput, RulesAccumulator, RulesExecutor, SalesforceDelete, SalesforceInput, SalesforceInsert, SalesforceUpdate, SalesforceUpsert, SampleRows, SapInput, SasInput, Script, ScriptDummy, ScriptValuesMod, ScriptValuesModDummy, SecretKeyGenerator, SelectValues, SetValueConstant, SetValueField, SetVariable, SFTPPut, SimpleMapping, SingleThreader, SocketReader, SocketWriter, SortedMerge, SortRows, SplitFieldToRows, SQLFileOutput, SSH, StepMetastructure, StepsMetrics, StreamLookup, StringCut, StringOperations, SwitchCase, SymmetricCryptoTrans, SynchronizeAfterMerge, SyslogMessage, SystemData, TableAgileMart, TableCompare, TableExists, TableInput, TableOutput, TeraFast, TextFileInput, TextFileOutput, TransExecutor, UniqueRows, UniqueRowsByHashSet, UnivariateStats, Update, UserDefinedJavaClass, Validator, ValueMapper, WebService, WebServiceAvailable, WriteToLog, XBaseInput, XMLInput, XMLInputSax, XMLInputStream, XMLJoin, XMLOutput, XsdValidator, Xslt, YamlInput, ZipFile

public interface StepInterface
extends org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace, HasLogChannelInterface

The interface that any transformation step or plugin needs to implement. Created on 12-AUG-2004

Author:

Matt

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addRowListener(RowListener rowListener) Add a rowlistener to the step allowing you to inspect (or manipulate, be careful) the rows coming in or exiting the step.
void	addStepListener(StepListener stepListener) Attach a step listener to be notified when a step arrives in a certain state.
void	batchComplete() Calling this method will alert the step that we finished passing a batch of records to the step.
boolean	canProcessOneRow() This method checks if the step is capable of processing at least one row.
void	cleanup() Call this method typically, after ALL the slave transformations in a clustered run have finished.
void	dispose(StepMetaInterface sii, StepDataInterface sdi) Dispose of this step: close files, empty logs, etc.
int	getCopy()
int	getCurrentInputRowSetNr()
int	getCurrentOutputRowSetNr()
long	getErrors() Get the number of errors
List<org.pentaho.di.core.RowSet>	getInputRowSets()
long	getLinesInput()
long	getLinesOutput()
long	getLinesRead()
long	getLinesRejected()
long	getLinesUpdated()
long	getLinesWritten()
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogChannelInterface	getLogChannel()
org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore	getMetaStore()
List<org.pentaho.di.core.RowSet>	getOutputRowSets()
String	getPartitionID()
long	getProcessed()
Repository	getRepository()
Map<String,org.pentaho.di.core.ResultFile>	getResultFiles()
Object[]	getRow()
List<RowListener>	getRowListeners()
long	getRuntime()
BaseStepData.StepExecutionStatus	getStatus()
String	getStepID()
StepMeta	getStepMeta()
String	getStepname() Get the name of the step.
Trans	getTrans()
void	identifyErrorOutput() To be used to flag an error output channel of a step prior to execution for performance reasons.
boolean	init(StepMetaInterface stepMetaInterface, StepDataInterface stepDataInterface) Initialize and do work where other steps need to wait for...
void	initBeforeStart() This method is executed by Trans right before the threads start and right after initialization. !!! A plugin implementing this method should make sure to also call super.initBeforeStart(); !!!
boolean	isMapping()
boolean	isPartitioned()
boolean	isPaused()
boolean	isRunning()
boolean	isStopped()
boolean	isUsingThreadPriorityManagment()
void	markStart() Mark the start time of the step.
void	markStop() Mark the end time of the step.
void	pauseRunning() Pause a running step
boolean	processRow(StepMetaInterface smi, StepDataInterface sdi) Perform the equivalent of processing one row.
void	putRow(org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMetaInterface row, Object[] data) Put a row on the destination rowsets.
void	removeRowListener(RowListener rowListener) Remove a rowlistener from this step.
void	resumeRunning() Resume a running step
int	rowsetInputSize()
int	rowsetOutputSize()
void	setCurrentInputRowSetNr(int index)
void	setCurrentOutputRowSetNr(int index)
void	setErrors(long errors) Sets the number of errors
void	setLinesRejected(long linesRejected)
void	setMetaStore(org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore) Pass along the metastore to use when loading external elements at runtime.
void	setOutputDone() Signal output done to destination steps
void	setPartitioned(boolean partitioned)
void	setPartitionID(String partitionID)
void	setRepartitioning(int partitioningMethod)
void	setRepository(Repository repository)
void	setRunning(boolean running) Flag the step as running or not
void	setStopped(boolean stopped)
void	setUsingThreadPriorityManagment(boolean usingThreadPriorityManagment)
void	stopAll() Flags all rowsets as stopped/completed/finished.
void	stopRunning(StepMetaInterface stepMetaInterface, StepDataInterface stepDataInterface) Stop running operations...

Methods inherited from interface org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace

copyVariablesFrom, environmentSubstitute, environmentSubstitute, fieldSubstitute, getBooleanValueOfVariable, getParentVariableSpace, getVariable, getVariable, initializeVariablesFrom, injectVariables, listVariables, setParentVariableSpace, setVariable, shareVariablesWith

Method Detail

getTrans

Trans getTrans()

Returns:

the transformation that is executing this step

processRow

boolean processRow(StepMetaInterface smi,
                 StepDataInterface sdi)
                   throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

Perform the equivalent of processing one row. Typically this means reading a row from input (getRow()) and passing a row to output (putRow)).

Parameters:

smi - The steps metadata to work with

sdi - The steps temporary working data to work with (database connections, result sets, caches, temporary variables, etc.)

Returns:

false if no more rows can be processed or an error occurred.

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

canProcessOneRow

boolean canProcessOneRow()

This method checks if the step is capable of processing at least one row.

For example, if a step has no input records but needs at least one to function, it will return false.

Returns:

true if the step can process a row.

init

boolean init(StepMetaInterface stepMetaInterface,
           StepDataInterface stepDataInterface)

Initialize and do work where other steps need to wait for...

Parameters:

stepMetaInterface - The metadata to work with

stepDataInterface - The data to initialize

dispose

void dispose(StepMetaInterface sii,
           StepDataInterface sdi)

Dispose of this step: close files, empty logs, etc.

Parameters:

sii - The metadata to work with

sdi - The data to dispose of

markStart

void markStart()

Mark the start time of the step.

markStop

void markStop()

Mark the end time of the step.

stopRunning

void stopRunning(StepMetaInterface stepMetaInterface,
               StepDataInterface stepDataInterface)
                 throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

Stop running operations...

Parameters:

stepMetaInterface - The metadata that might be needed by the step to stop running.

stepDataInterface - The interface to the step data containing the connections, resultsets, open files, etc.

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

isRunning

boolean isRunning()

Returns:

true if the step is running after having been initialized

setRunning

void setRunning(boolean running)

Flag the step as running or not

Parameters:

running - the running flag to set

isStopped

boolean isStopped()

Returns:

True if the step is marked as stopped. Execution should stop immediate.

setStopped

void setStopped(boolean stopped)

Parameters:

stopped - true if the step needs to be stopped

isPaused

boolean isPaused()

Returns:

True if the step is paused

stopAll

void stopAll()

Flags all rowsets as stopped/completed/finished.

pauseRunning

void pauseRunning()

Pause a running step

resumeRunning

void resumeRunning()

Resume a running step

getStepname

String getStepname()

Get the name of the step.

Returns:

the name of the step

getCopy

int getCopy()

Returns:

The steps copy number (default 0)

getStepID

String getStepID()

Returns:

the type ID of the step...

getErrors

long getErrors()

Get the number of errors

Returns:

the number of errors

setErrors

void setErrors(long errors)

Sets the number of errors

Parameters:

errors - the number of errors to set

getLinesInput

long getLinesInput()

Returns:

Returns the linesInput.

getLinesOutput

long getLinesOutput()

Returns:

Returns the linesOutput.

getLinesRead

long getLinesRead()

Returns:

Returns the linesRead.

getLinesWritten

long getLinesWritten()

Returns:

Returns the linesWritten.

getLinesUpdated

long getLinesUpdated()

Returns:

Returns the linesUpdated.

setLinesRejected

void setLinesRejected(long linesRejected)

Parameters:

linesRejected - steps the lines rejected by error handling.

getLinesRejected

long getLinesRejected()

Returns:

Returns the lines rejected by error handling.

putRow

void putRow(org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMetaInterface row,
          Object[] data)
            throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

Put a row on the destination rowsets.

Parameters:

row - The row to send to the destinations steps

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

getRow

Object[] getRow()
                throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

Returns:

a row from the source step(s).

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

setOutputDone

void setOutputDone()

Signal output done to destination steps

addRowListener

void addRowListener(RowListener rowListener)

Add a rowlistener to the step allowing you to inspect (or manipulate, be careful) the rows coming in or exiting the step.

Parameters:

rowListener - the rowlistener to add

removeRowListener

void removeRowListener(RowListener rowListener)

Remove a rowlistener from this step.

Parameters:

rowListener - the rowlistener to remove

getRowListeners

List<RowListener> getRowListeners()

Returns:

a list of the installed RowListeners

getInputRowSets

List<org.pentaho.di.core.RowSet> getInputRowSets()

Returns:

The list of active input rowsets for the step

getOutputRowSets

List<org.pentaho.di.core.RowSet> getOutputRowSets()

Returns:

The list of active output rowsets for the step

isPartitioned

boolean isPartitioned()

Returns:

true if the step is running partitioned

setPartitionID

void setPartitionID(String partitionID)

Parameters:

partitionID - the partitionID to set

getPartitionID

String getPartitionID()

Returns:

the steps partition ID

cleanup

void cleanup()

Call this method typically, after ALL the slave transformations in a clustered run have finished.

initBeforeStart

void initBeforeStart()
                     throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleStepException

This method is executed by Trans right before the threads start and right after initialization.

!!! A plugin implementing this method should make sure to also call super.initBeforeStart(); !!!

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleStepException - In case there is an error

addStepListener

void addStepListener(StepListener stepListener)

Attach a step listener to be notified when a step arrives in a certain state. (finished)

Parameters:

stepListener - The listener to add to the step

isMapping

boolean isMapping()

Returns:

true if the thread is a special mapping step

getStepMeta

StepMeta getStepMeta()

Returns:

The metadata for this step

getLogChannel

org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogChannelInterface getLogChannel()

Specified by:

getLogChannel in interface HasLogChannelInterface

Returns:

the logging channel for this step

setUsingThreadPriorityManagment

void setUsingThreadPriorityManagment(boolean usingThreadPriorityManagment)

Parameters:

usingThreadPriorityManagment - set to true to actively manage priorities of step threads

isUsingThreadPriorityManagment

boolean isUsingThreadPriorityManagment()

Returns:

true if we are actively managing priorities of step threads

rowsetInputSize

int rowsetInputSize()

Returns:

The total amount of rows in the input buffers

rowsetOutputSize

int rowsetOutputSize()

Returns:

The total amount of rows in the output buffers

getProcessed

long getProcessed()

Returns:

The number of "processed" lines of a step. Well, a representable metric for that anyway.

getResultFiles

Map<String,org.pentaho.di.core.ResultFile> getResultFiles()

Returns:

The result files for this step

getStatus

BaseStepData.StepExecutionStatus getStatus()

Returns:

the description as in StepDataInterface

getRuntime

long getRuntime()

Returns:

The number of ms that this step has been running

identifyErrorOutput

void identifyErrorOutput()

To be used to flag an error output channel of a step prior to execution for performance reasons.

setPartitioned

void setPartitioned(boolean partitioned)

Parameters:

partitioned - true if this step is partitioned

setRepartitioning

void setRepartitioning(int partitioningMethod)

Parameters:

partitioningMethodNone - The repartitioning method

batchComplete

void batchComplete()
                   throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException

Calling this method will alert the step that we finished passing a batch of records to the step. Specifically for steps like "Sort Rows" it means that the buffered rows can be sorted and passed on.

Throws:

org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException - In case an error occurs during the processing of the batch of rows.

setMetaStore

void setMetaStore(org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore)

Pass along the metastore to use when loading external elements at runtime.

Parameters:

metaStore - The metastore to use

getMetaStore

org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore getMetaStore()

Returns:

The metastore that the step uses to load external elements from.

setRepository

void setRepository(Repository repository)

Parameters:

repository - The repository used by the step to load and reference Kettle objects with at runtime

getRepository

Repository getRepository()

Returns:

The repository used by the step to load and reference Kettle objects with at runtime

getCurrentOutputRowSetNr

int getCurrentOutputRowSetNr()

Returns:

the index of the active (current) output row set

setCurrentOutputRowSetNr

void setCurrentOutputRowSetNr(int index)

Parameters:

index - Sets the index of the active (current) output row set to use.

getCurrentInputRowSetNr

int getCurrentInputRowSetNr()

Returns:

the index of the active (current) input row set

setCurrentInputRowSetNr

void setCurrentInputRowSetNr(int index)

Parameters:

index - Sets the index of the active (current) input row set to use.