com.jivesoftware.forum.gateway
Interface GatewayExporter

All Known Implementing Classes:

NewsgroupExporter, SmtpExporter

public interface GatewayExporter

A gateway exporter knows how to export forum messages to an external data source. It can be combined with a gateway importer to make a full gateway.

See Also:

Gateway, GatewayImporter

Method Summary

void	exportData(ForumMessage message) Export a single message to the data source.
void	exportData(ForumMessage[] messages) Export a group of messages to the data source.
java.util.Date	getLastExport() Last date this exporter completed
void	stop() Stop a running export.

Method Detail

exportData

void exportData(ForumMessage message)
                throws GatewayException

Export a single message to the data source. For example, a concrete implementation of this interface might post the message to a newsgroup.

Parameters:

message - a message to export.

Throws:

GatewayException

exportData

void exportData(ForumMessage[] messages)
                throws GatewayException

Export a group of messages to the data source.

Parameters:

messages - an array of messages to export.

Throws:

GatewayException

getLastExport

java.util.Date getLastExport()

Last date this exporter completed

Returns:

the last date this exporter completed

stop

void stop()
          throws GatewayException

Stop a running export.

Throws:

GatewayException