weka.core.packageManagement

## Class Package

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.core.packageManagement.Package

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    DefaultPackage

      public abstract class Package
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

  Abstract base class for Packages.
  Version:
    $Revision: 52462 $
  Author:
    mhall (mhall{[at]}pentaho{[dot]}com)
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Package()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract java.lang.Object` | `clone()`
    `boolean` | `equals(Package toCompare)` Compare the supplied package to this package.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getBaseSystemDependency()` Gets the dependency on the base system that this package requires.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getDependencies()` Get the list of packages that this package depends on.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getIncompatibleDependencies()` Gets a list of installed packages that this package depends on that are currently incompatible with this package.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getIncompatibleDependencies(java.util.List<Package> packages)` Gets those packages from the supplied list that this package depends on and are currently incompatible with this package.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getMissingDependencies()` Gets a list of packages that this package depends on that are not currently installed.
    `abstract java.util.List<Dependency>` | `getMissingDependencies(java.util.List<Package> packages)` Gets a list of packages that this package depends on that are not in the supplied list of packages.
    `abstract java.lang.String` | `getName()` Convenience method to return the name of this package.
    `java.util.Map<?,?>` | `getPackageMetaData()` Get the meta data for this package.
    `java.lang.Object` | `getPackageMetaDataElement(java.lang.Object key)` Gets the package meta data element associated with the supplied key.
    `abstract java.net.URL` | `getPackageURL()` Convenience method that returns the URL to the package (i.e the provider's URL).
    `abstract void` | `install()` Install this package.
    `abstract boolean` | `isCompatibleBaseSystem()` Returns true if this package is compatible with the currently installed version of the base system.
    `abstract boolean` | `isInstalled()` Returns true if this package is already installed
    `void` | `setPackageMetaData(java.util.Map<?,?> metaData)` Set the meta data for this package.
    `abstract void` | `setPackageMetaDataElement(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value)` Adds a key, value pair to the meta data map.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Package

          public Package()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setPackageMetaData

          public void setPackageMetaData(java.util.Map<?,?> metaData)

      Set the meta data for this package.
      Parameters:
        `metaData` - the meta data for this package.

    - #### getPackageMetaData

          public java.util.Map<?,?> getPackageMetaData()

      Get the meta data for this package.
      Returns:
        the meta data for this package

    - #### getName

          public abstract java.lang.String getName()

      Convenience method to return the name of this package.
      Returns:
        the name of this package.

    - #### getPackageURL

          public abstract java.net.URL getPackageURL()
                                              throws java.lang.Exception

      Convenience method that returns the URL to the package (i.e the provider's URL). This information is assumed to be stored in the package meta data.
      Returns:
        the URL to the package or null if the URL is not available for some reason
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the URL can't be retrieved for some reason

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Package toCompare)

      Compare the supplied package to this package. Simply does an equals() comparison between the two. Concrete subclasses should override if they wan't to do comparison based on specific package meta data elements.
      Parameters:
        `toCompare` - the package to compare against.
      Returns:
        true if the supplied package is equal to this one.

    - #### getDependencies

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getDependencies()
                                                              throws java.lang.Exception

      Get the list of packages that this package depends on.
      Returns:
        the list of packages that this package depends on.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if a problem occurs while getting the list of dependencies.

    - #### isInstalled

          public abstract boolean isInstalled()

      Returns true if this package is already installed
      Returns:
        true if this package is installed

    - #### install

          public abstract void install()
                                throws java.lang.Exception

      Install this package.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if something goes wrong during installation.

    - #### isCompatibleBaseSystem

          public abstract boolean isCompatibleBaseSystem()
                                                  throws java.lang.Exception

      Returns true if this package is compatible with the currently installed version of the base system.
      Returns:
        true if this package is compatible with the main software system.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if a problem occurs while checking compatibility.

    - #### getBaseSystemDependency

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getBaseSystemDependency()
                                                                      throws java.lang.Exception

      Gets the dependency on the base system that this package requires.
      Returns:
        the base system dependency(s) for this package
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the base system dependency can't be determined for some reason.

    - #### getMissingDependencies

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getMissingDependencies()
                                                                     throws java.lang.Exception

      Gets a list of packages that this package depends on that are not currently installed.
      Returns:
        a list of missing packages that this package depends on.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception`

    - #### getMissingDependencies

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getMissingDependencies(java.util.List<Package> packages)
                                                                     throws java.lang.Exception

      Gets a list of packages that this package depends on that are not in the supplied list of packages.
      Parameters:
        `packages` - a list of packages to compare this package's dependencies against.
      Returns:
        those packages that this package depends on that aren't in the supplied list.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the list of missing depenencies can't be determined for some reason.

    - #### getIncompatibleDependencies

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getIncompatibleDependencies()
                                                                          throws java.lang.Exception

      Gets a list of installed packages that this package depends on that are currently incompatible with this package.
      Returns:
        a list of incompatible installed packages that this package depends on.
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception`

    - #### getIncompatibleDependencies

          public abstract java.util.List<Dependency> getIncompatibleDependencies(java.util.List<Package> packages)
                                                                          throws java.lang.Exception

      Gets those packages from the supplied list that this package depends on and are currently incompatible with this package.
      Parameters:
        `packages` - a list of packages to compare this package's dependencies against
      Returns:
        those packages from the supplied list that are incompatible with respect to this package's dependencies
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the list of incompatible dependencies can't be generated for some reason.

    - #### getPackageMetaDataElement

          public java.lang.Object getPackageMetaDataElement(java.lang.Object key)

      Gets the package meta data element associated with the supplied key.
      Parameters:
        `key` - the key to use to look up a value in the meta data
      Returns:
        the meta data value or null if the key does not exist.

    - #### setPackageMetaDataElement

          public abstract void setPackageMetaDataElement(java.lang.Object key,
                                                         java.lang.Object value)
                                                  throws java.lang.Exception

      Adds a key, value pair to the meta data map.
      Parameters:
        `key` - the key
        `value` - the value to add
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if there is no meta data map to add to.

    - #### clone

          public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

      Overrides:
        `clone` in class `java.lang.Object`