org.apache.uima.resource.metadata

## Interface Capability

- All Superinterfaces:
    Cloneable, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    Capability_impl

      public interface Capability
      extends MetaDataObject

  A `Capability` defines an operation that an Resource can carry out. Each Capability consists of the following information:
  - The output types and features that the Resource can produce in the CAS
  - The input types and features that are required
  - The Sofa names of input Sofas that are required
  - The Sofa names of output Sofas that the resource can produce
  - Preconditions that must be satisfied in order for processing to begin. In a text analysis engine, the most common precondition is a check on the language of the document.
  As with all `MetaDataObject`s, a `Capability` may or may not be modifiable. An application can find out by calling the `MetaDataObject.isModifiable()` method.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Capability[]` | `EMPTY_CAPABILITIES`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addInputFeature(String aFeatureName)` A convenience method that adds an input Feature to this Capability.
    `void` | `addInputSofa(String aSofaName)` A convenience method that adds an input Sofa name to this Capability.
    `void` | `addInputType(String aTypeName, boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures)` A convenience method that adds an input Type to this Capability.
    `void` | `addOutputFeature(String aFeatureName)` A convenience method that adds an output Feature to this Capability.
    `void` | `addOutputSofa(String aSofaName)` A convenience method that adds an output Sofa name to this Capability.
    `void` | `addOutputType(String aTypeName, boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures)` A convenience method that adds an output Type to this Capability.
    `void` | `addSupportedLanguage(String aLanguage)` A convenience method that adds a supported language to this Capability.
    `String` | `getDescription()` Gets the description of this Capability.
    `TypeOrFeature[]` | `getInputs()` Gets the inputs of this Capability.
    `String[]` | `getInputSofas()` Gets the inputs Sofa names of this Capability.
    `String[]` | `getLanguagesSupported()` A convenience method that analyzes the preconditions of this `Capability` and returns the ISO language identifiers that the Resource supports.
    `String[]` | `getMimeTypesSupported()` A convenience method that analyzes the preconditions of this `Capability` and returns the MIME types that the Resource can take as input.
    `TypeOrFeature[]` | `getOutputs()` Gets the outputs of this Capability.
    `String[]` | `getOutputSofas()` Gets the output Sofa names of this Capability.
    `Precondition[]` | `getPreconditions()` Retrieves the preconditions that must be satisfied in order for the Resource to begin processing.
    `void` | `removeSupportedLanguage(String aLanguage)` A convenience method that removes a supported language from this Capability.
    `void` | `setDescription(String aDescription)` Sets the description of this Capability.
    `void` | `setInputs(TypeOrFeature[] aInputs)` Sets the inputs of this Capability.
    `void` | `setInputSofas(String[] aInputSofas)` Sets the input Sofa names.
    `void` | `setLanguagesSupported(String[] aLanguageIDs)` A convenience method that sets the languages that this Resource supports.
    `void` | `setMimeTypesSupported(String[] aMimeTypes)` A convenience method that sets the MIME types that this Resource can take as input.
    `void` | `setOutputs(TypeOrFeature[] aOutputs)` Sets the outputs of this Capability.
    `void` | `setOutputSofas(String[] aOutputSofas)` Sets the output Sofa names of this capability
    `void` | `setPreconditions(Precondition[] aPreconditions)` Sets the `Precondition`s of this `Capability`.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject

      `clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable

      `buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EMPTY_CAPABILITIES

          static final Capability[] EMPTY_CAPABILITIES

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDescription

          String getDescription()

      Gets the description of this Capability.
      Returns:
        the description of this Capability.

    - #### setDescription

          void setDescription(String aDescription)

      Sets the description of this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aDescription` - aDescription the description of this Capability.

    - #### getInputs

          TypeOrFeature[] getInputs()

      Gets the inputs of this Capability.
      Returns:
        an array of references to Types or Features in this Resource's Type System.

    - #### getOutputs

          TypeOrFeature[] getOutputs()

      Gets the outputs of this Capability.
      Returns:
        an array of references to Types or Features in this Resource's TypeSystem.

    - #### getInputSofas

          String[] getInputSofas()

      Gets the inputs Sofa names of this Capability.
      Returns:
        an array of strings representing the SofAName

    - #### getOutputSofas

          String[] getOutputSofas()

      Gets the output Sofa names of this Capability.
      Returns:
        an array of strings representing output SofA names

    - #### getPreconditions

          Precondition[] getPreconditions()

      Retrieves the preconditions that must be satisfied in order for the Resource to begin processing.
      Returns:
        an unmodifiable list of `Precondition`s.

    - #### getLanguagesSupported

          String[] getLanguagesSupported()

      A convenience method that analyzes the preconditions of this `Capability` and returns the ISO language identifiers that the Resource supports. This is only meaningful when analyzing text documents.
      Returns:
        an array of ISO language identifiers. An empty array means that the Resource claims to be language-independent.

    - #### getMimeTypesSupported

          String[] getMimeTypesSupported()

      A convenience method that analyzes the preconditions of this `Capability` and returns the MIME types that the Resource can take as input.
      Returns:
        an array of MIME types. This may be empty if the Resource does not declare MIME type preconditions.

    - #### setInputs

          void setInputs(TypeOrFeature[] aInputs)

      Sets the inputs of this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aInputs` - an array of references to Types or Features in this Resource's TypeSystem.

    - #### setOutputs

          void setOutputs(TypeOrFeature[] aOutputs)

      Sets the outputs of this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aOutputs` - an array of references to Types or Features in this Resource's TypeSystem.

    - #### setInputSofas

          void setInputSofas(String[] aInputSofas)

      Sets the input Sofa names.
      Parameters:
        `aInputSofas` - an array of strings containing SofA names

    - #### setOutputSofas

          void setOutputSofas(String[] aOutputSofas)

      Sets the output Sofa names of this capability
      Parameters:
        `aOutputSofas` - an array of strings containing SoFA name

    - #### setPreconditions

          void setPreconditions(Precondition[] aPreconditions)

      Sets the `Precondition`s of this `Capability`.
      Parameters:
        `aPreconditions` - an array of `Precondition` objects
      Throws:
        `UIMA_UnsupportedOperationException` - if this `MetaDataObject` is not modifiable.

    - #### setLanguagesSupported

          void setLanguagesSupported(String[] aLanguageIDs)

      A convenience method that sets the languages that this Resource supports. This is only meaningful when text documents are analyzed.

      Calling this method affects the preconditions of this `Capability`. All other language support preconditions will be removed, but non-language related preconditions will be unaffected.

      Parameters:
        `aLanguageIDs` - an array of ISO language identifiers. An empty array means that the Resource claims to be language-independent.

    - #### setMimeTypesSupported

          void setMimeTypesSupported(String[] aMimeTypes)

      A convenience method that sets the MIME types that this Resource can take as input.

      Calling this method affects the preconditions of this `Capability`. All other MIME type preconditions will be removed, but other preconditions will be unaffected.

      Parameters:
        `aMimeTypes` - an array of MIME types. This may be empty if the Resource does not declare MIME type preconditions.

    - #### addInputType

          void addInputType(String aTypeName,
                            boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures)

      A convenience method that adds an input Type to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aTypeName` - the fully qualified type name
        `aAllAnnotatorFeatures` - if true, indicates that this Capability requires as input all features of this type that are specified in the same AnalysisEngine descriptor. If false, features must be explicitly declared by calling `addInputFeature(String)`.

    - #### addInputFeature

          void addInputFeature(String aFeatureName)

      A convenience method that adds an input Feature to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aFeatureName` - the fully qualified feature name

    - #### addOutputType

          void addOutputType(String aTypeName,
                             boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures)

      A convenience method that adds an output Type to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aTypeName` - the fully qualified type name
        `aAllAnnotatorFeatures` - if true, indicates that this Capability declares as output all features of this type that are specified in the same AnalysisEngine descriptor. If false, features must be explicitly declared by calling `addOutputFeature(String)`.

    - #### addOutputFeature

          void addOutputFeature(String aFeatureName)

      A convenience method that adds an output Feature to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aFeatureName` - the fully qualified feature name

    - #### addInputSofa

          void addInputSofa(String aSofaName)

      A convenience method that adds an input Sofa name to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aSofaName` - the sofa to add to the inputs

    - #### addOutputSofa

          void addOutputSofa(String aSofaName)

      A convenience method that adds an output Sofa name to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aSofaName` - the sofa to add as an output

    - #### addSupportedLanguage

          void addSupportedLanguage(String aLanguage)

      A convenience method that adds a supported language to this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aLanguage` - the ISO language identifier

    - #### removeSupportedLanguage

          void removeSupportedLanguage(String aLanguage)

      A convenience method that removes a supported language from this Capability.
      Parameters:
        `aLanguage` - the ISO language identifier

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