Package org.apache.tika.parser

Class EmptyParser

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tika.parser.AbstractParser

org.apache.tika.parser.EmptyParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Parser

public class EmptyParser
extends AbstractParser

Dummy parser that always produces an empty XHTML document without even attempting to parse the given document stream. Useful as a sentinel parser for unknown document types.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final EmptyParser	INSTANCE	Singleton instance of this class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EmptyParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<MediaType>	getSupportedTypes(ParseContext context)	Returns the set of media types supported by this parser when used with the given parse context.
void	parse(InputStream stream, ContentHandler handler, Metadata metadata, ParseContext context)	Parses a document stream into a sequence of XHTML SAX events.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tika.parser.AbstractParser

parse

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

INSTANCE

public static final EmptyParser INSTANCE

Singleton instance of this class.

Constructor Details

EmptyParser

public EmptyParser()

Method Details

getSupportedTypes

public Set<MediaType> getSupportedTypes(ParseContext context)

Description copied from interface: Parser

Returns the set of media types supported by this parser when used with the given parse context.

Parameters:

context - parse context

Returns:

immutable set of media types

parse

public void parse(InputStream stream,
 ContentHandler handler,
 Metadata metadata,
 ParseContext context)
           throws SAXException

Description copied from interface: Parser

Parses a document stream into a sequence of XHTML SAX events. Fills in related document metadata in the given metadata object.

The given document stream is consumed but not closed by this method. The responsibility to close the stream remains on the caller.

Information about the parsing context can be passed in the context parameter. See the parser implementations for the kinds of context information they expect.

Parameters:

stream - the document stream (input)

handler - handler for the XHTML SAX events (output)

metadata - document metadata (input and output)

context - parse context

Throws:

SAXException - if the SAX events could not be processed