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032    package org.opengis.coverage.grid;
033    
034    import java.io.IOException;
035    import org.opengis.parameter.GeneralParameterValue;
036    import org.opengis.parameter.ParameterNotFoundException;
037    import org.opengis.parameter.InvalidParameterNameException;
038    import org.opengis.parameter.InvalidParameterValueException;
039    
040    
041    /**
042     * Support for writing grid coverages into a persistent store. Instance
043     * of {@code GridCoverageWriter} are obtained through a call to
044     * {@link GridCoverageExchange#getWriter}. Grid coverages are usually
045     * added to the output stream in a sequential order.
046     *
047     * <P>&nbsp;</P>
048     * <TABLE WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" CELLPADDING="18" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFE0B0">
049     *   <TR><TD>
050     *     <P align="justify"><STRONG>WARNING: THIS CLASS WILL CHANGE.</STRONG> Current API is derived from OGC
051     *     <A HREF="http://www.opengis.org/docs/01-004.pdf">Grid Coverages Implementation specification 1.0</A>.
052     *     We plan to replace it by new interfaces derived from ISO 19123 (<CITE>Schema for coverage geometry
053     *     and functions</CITE>). Current interfaces should be considered as legacy and are included in this
054     *     distribution only because they were part of GeoAPI 1.0 release. We will try to preserve as much
055     *     compatibility as possible, but no migration plan has been determined yet.</P>
056     *   </TD></TR>
057     * </TABLE>
058     *
059     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
060     * @since   GeoAPI 2.0
061     *
062     * @see GridCoverageExchange#getWriter
063     * @see javax.imageio.ImageWriter
064     *
065     * @deprecated In favor of migrating to ISO 19123 definition for Coverage.
066     */
067    @Deprecated
068    public interface GridCoverageWriter {
069        /**
070         * Returns the format handled by this {@code GridCoverageWriter}.
071         */
072        Format getFormat();
073    
074        /**
075         * Returns the output destination. This is the object passed to the
076         * {@link GridCoverageExchange#getWriter} method. It can be a
077         * {@link java.lang.String}, an {@link java.io.OutputStream},
078         * a {@link java.nio.channels.FileChannel}, etc.
079         */
080        Object getDestination();
081    
082        /**
083         * Returns the list of metadata keywords associated with the {@linkplain #getDestination
084         * output destination} as a whole (not associated with any particular grid coverage).
085         * If no metadata is allowed, the array will be empty.
086         *
087         * @return The list of metadata keywords for the output destination.
088         * @throws IOException if an error occurs during reading or writing.
089         *
090         * @todo This javadoc may not apply thats well in the iterator scheme.
091         */
092        String[] getMetadataNames();
093    
094        /**
095         * Sets the metadata value for a given metadata name.
096         *
097         * @param  name Metadata keyword for which to set the metadata.
098         * @param  value The metadata value for the given metadata name.
099         * @throws IOException if an error occurs during writing.
100         *
101         * @todo This javadoc may not apply thats well in the iterator scheme.
102         */
103        void setMetadataValue(String name, String value) throws IOException;
104    
105        /**
106         * Set the name for the next grid coverage to {@linkplain #write write} within the
107         * {@linkplain #getDestination output destination}. The subname can been fetch later
108         * at reading time.
109         *
110         * @throws IOException if an error occurs during writing.
111         * @todo Do we need a special method for that, or should it be a metadata?
112         */
113        void setCurrentSubname(String name) throws IOException;
114    
115        /**
116         * Writes the specified grid coverage.
117         *
118         * @param  coverage The {@linkplain GridCoverage grid coverage} to write.
119         * @param  parameters An optional set of parameters. Should be any or all of the
120         *         parameters returned by {@link Format#getWriteParameters}.
121         * @throws InvalidParameterNameException if a parameter in {@code parameters}
122         *         doesn't have a recognized name.
123         * @throws InvalidParameterValueException if a parameter in {@code parameters}
124         *         doesn't have a valid value.
125         * @throws ParameterNotFoundException if a parameter was required for the operation but was
126         *         not provided in the {@code parameters} list.
127         * @throws FileFormatNotCompatibleWithGridCoverageException if the grid coverage
128         *         can't be exported in the {@linkplain #getFormat writer format}.
129         * @throws IOException if the export failed for some other input/output reason, including
130         *         {@link javax.imageio.IIOException} if an error was thrown by the underlying
131         *         image library.
132         */
133        void write(GridCoverage coverage, GeneralParameterValue[] parameters)
134                throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException;
135    
136        /**
137         * Allows any resources held by this object to be released. The result of calling any other
138         * method subsequent to a call to this method is undefined. It is important for applications
139         * to call this method when they know they will no longer be using this {@code GridCoverageWriter}.
140         * Otherwise, the writer may continue to hold on to resources indefinitely.
141         *
142         * @throws IOException if an error occured while disposing resources
143         *         (for example while flushing data and closing a file).
144         */
145        void dispose() throws IOException;
146    }