EntityImportDataSource (ZNize Platform 6.0 Javadoc)

Type Parameters:

T - entity type

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityFileDataSource, FileUploadDataSource
```
public interface EntityImportDataSource<T extends PersistenceEntity>
```
EntityImportDataSource: data source for entity import.

Since:

3.7

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`exists()`	Does the dataSource exist and have data to import?
`java.lang.Class<T>`	`getEntityType()`	Get the type of entities to import
`java.io.InputStream`	`getInputStream()`	Get the input stream for reading the dataSource
`java.lang.String`	`getModule()`	Get the module that imports entities from this dataSource
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Get dataSource name for display
`void`	`setModule(java.lang.String module)`	Set the module that imports entities from the dataSource

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get dataSource name for display
    
    Returns:
    
    localized name
  - getModule
```
java.lang.String getModule()
```
    Get the module that imports entities from this dataSource
    
    Returns:
    
    module name
  - setModule
```
void setModule(java.lang.String module)
```
    Set the module that imports entities from the dataSource
    
    Parameters:
    
    module - module name
  - getEntityType
```
java.lang.Class<T> getEntityType()
```
    Get the type of entities to import
    
    Returns:
    
    entity type
    
    Since:
    
    5.13
  - getInputStream
```
java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the input stream for reading the dataSource
    
    Returns:
    
    input stream
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - throw if an I/O error occurs
  - exists
```
boolean exists()
```
    Does the dataSource exist and have data to import?
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it exists, false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    5.4