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package ucar.nc2.dataset;

import ucar.nc2.Variable;
import ucar.nc2.Dimension;

import java.util.Formatter;

/**
 * Implement this interface to add a Coordinate Transform to a NetcdfDataset.
 * Must be able to know how to build one from the info in a Coordinate Transform Variable.
 *
 * @author john caron
 */
public interface CoordTransBuilderIF {

  /**
   * Make a CoordinateTransform from a Coordinate Transform Variable.
   * @param ds the containing dataset
   * @param ctv the coordinate transform variable.
   * @return CoordinateTransform
   */
  public CoordinateTransform makeCoordinateTransform (NetcdfDataset ds, Variable ctv);

  /**
   * Make a VerticalTransform. Only implement if you are a TransformType.Vertical.
   * We need to defer making the transform until we've identified the time coordinate dimension.
   * @param ds the dataset
   * @param timeDim the time dimension
   * @param vCT the vertical coordinate transform
   * @return ucar.unidata.geoloc.vertical.VerticalTransform math transform
   */
  public ucar.unidata.geoloc.vertical.VerticalTransform makeMathTransform(NetcdfDataset ds, Dimension timeDim, VerticalCT vCT);

  /**
   * Get the Transform name. Typically this is matched on by an attribute in the dataset.
   * @return name of the transform.
   */
  public String getTransformName();

  /**
   * Get the Transform Type : Vertical or Projection
   * @return type of trrasnform
   */
  public TransformType getTransformType();

  /***
   * Pass in a Formatter where error messages can be appended.
   * @param sb use this Formatter to record parse and error info
   */
  public void setErrorBuffer( Formatter sb);
}




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