InputStreamTaskFactory (Cytoscape Swing App API (swing-app-api) 3.8.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

CyFileFilterProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInputStreamTaskFactory
```
public interface InputStreamTaskFactory
extends CyFileFilterProvider
```
A super interface that allows the input stream to be set for reader task factories.
Module: io-api
To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:
```
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>io-api</artifactId>
</dependency>
```
Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (SPI Interface): We expect that this interface will be implemented. Therefore to maintain backwards compatibility this interface will only be modified for major version updates.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TaskIterator`	`createTaskIterator(InputStream is, String inputName)`	Sets the input stream that will be read by the Reader created from this factory.
`boolean`	`isReady(InputStream is, String inputName)`	Returns true if the factory is ready to be produce a TaskIterator and false otherwise.

Methods inherited from interface org.cytoscape.io.CyFileFilterProvider
getFileFilter

- Method Detail
  - createTaskIterator
```
TaskIterator createTaskIterator(InputStream is,
                                String inputName)
```
    Sets the input stream that will be read by the Reader created from this factory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    is - The InputStream to be read.
    
    inputName - The name of the input.
  - isReady
```
boolean isReady(InputStream is,
                String inputName)
```
    Returns true if the factory is ready to be produce a TaskIterator and false otherwise.
    
    Parameters:
    
    is - The InputStream to be read.
    
    inputName - The name of the input.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the factory is ready to be produce a TaskIterator and false otherwise.