org.apache.cocoon.generation
Interface Generator

All Superinterfaces:

Component, SitemapModelComponent, XMLProducer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGenerator, ContentAggregator

public interface Generator

extends XMLProducer, SitemapModelComponent

A generator is the starting point of a pipeline. It "generates" XML and starts streaming them into the pipeline.

Version:

CVS $Id: Generator.java 433543 2006-08-22 06:22:54Z crossley $

Author:

Pierpaolo Fumagalli (Apache Software Foundation)

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

void	generate() Generate the XML and stream it into the pipeline

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.xml.XMLProducer

setConsumer

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.sitemap.SitemapModelComponent

setup

Field Detail

ROLE

public static final String ROLE

Method Detail

generate

public void generate()
              throws IOException,
                     SAXException,
                     ProcessingException

Generate the XML and stream it into the pipeline

Throws:

IOException

SAXException

ProcessingException