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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CloneNetworkTaskFactory, ConnectSelectedNodesTaskFactory, DeleteSelectedNodesAndEdgesTaskFactory, DeselectAllEdgesTaskFactory, DeselectAllNodesTaskFactory, DeselectAllTaskFactory, EditNetworkTitleTaskFactory, ExportNetworkTaskFactory, InvertSelectedEdgesTaskFactory, InvertSelectedNodesTaskFactory, NewNetworkSelectedNodesAndEdgesTaskFactory, NewNetworkSelectedNodesOnlyTaskFactory, SelectAdjacentEdgesTaskFactory, SelectAllEdgesTaskFactory, SelectAllNodesTaskFactory, SelectAllTaskFactory, SelectConnectedNodesTaskFactory, SelectFirstNeighborsTaskFactory, SelectFromFileListTaskFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNetworkTaskFactory
```
public interface NetworkTaskFactory
```
A task factory that creates one or more tasks that operate on the specified CyNetwork.
Module: core-task-api
To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:
```
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>core-task-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(CyNetwork network)`	Provisions this factory with the `CyNetwork` that will be passed into any task created by it.
`boolean`	`isReady(CyNetwork network)`	Returns true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.

- Method Detail
  - createTaskIterator
```
TaskIterator createTaskIterator(CyNetwork network)
```
    Provisions this factory with the CyNetwork that will be passed into any task created by it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    network - a non-null CyNetwork
    
    Returns:
    
    A TaskIterator object containing one or more Task objects to execute.
  - isReady
```
boolean isReady(CyNetwork network)
```
    Returns true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    network - a non-null CyNetwork
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.