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package uk.ac.starlink.table.formats;

import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable;
import uk.ac.starlink.table.StoragePolicy;
import uk.ac.starlink.table.TableFormatException;
import uk.ac.starlink.table.TableSink;
import uk.ac.starlink.util.DataSource;

/**
 * A table builder which reads tables in Tab-Separated Table format.
 * This is used by GAIA/SkyCat amongst other software.
 * Documentation of the format can be found in Starlink System Note 75
 * (SSN/75).
 *
 * @author   Mark Taylor
 * @since    1 Aug 2006
 */
public class TstTableBuilder extends DocumentedTableBuilder {

    public TstTableBuilder() {
        super( new String[ 0 ] );
    }

    public String getFormatName() {
        return "TST";
    }

    public boolean canImport( DataFlavor flavor ) {
        return false;
    }

    public StarTable makeStarTable( DataSource datsrc, boolean wantRandom,
                                    StoragePolicy policy )
            throws TableFormatException, IOException {
        return new TstStarTable( datsrc );
    }

    public void streamStarTable( InputStream in, TableSink sink, String pos )
            throws TableFormatException {
        throw new TableFormatException( "Can't stream TST format tables" );
    }

    public boolean canStream() {
        return false;
    }

    public boolean docIncludesExample() {
        return false;
    }

    public String getXmlDescription() {
        return readText( "TstTableBuilder.xml" );
    }
}