DataContext (api 0.9.3-SNAPSHOT API)

public interface DataContext

The data context contains information about a data stream of a trace that is currently being processed by an ExtractionPlugin or DeferredExtractionPlugin.

See Also:

ExtractionPlugin.process(Trace, DataContext)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

RandomAccessData

data()

A data sequence belonging to the trace currently being extracted.

String

dataType()

The type of data (see data()) that is being processed.

Method Details
- dataType
  
  String dataType()
  
  The type of data (see data()) that is being processed. The type is never empty or null. This is the type of data the given data sequence represents, for example "raw" for raw bytes or "plain" for plaintext.
  The data type will be one of those defined on the trace model associated with the trace being processed.
  
  Returns:
  
  the name of the data type
- data
  
  RandomAccessData data()
  
  A data sequence belonging to the trace currently being extracted. If necessary, the type of the underlying data can be requested using dataType().
  
  Returns:
  
  the data sequence