net.sf.octet.model
Interface MoleculeConvertor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicMoleculeConvertor

public interface MoleculeConvertor

Transforms a Molecule into a set of instructions for a RepresentationBuilder. MolculeConvertor can be used to change a Molecule's form of representation. For example, if a third party re-implements a performance-optimized RepresentationBuilder that constructs memory-efficient Molecules, MolculeConvertor could be used to ensure that other Molecule represesentations are converted into this more efficient form. Other possible uses include writing molecular representation to various molecular file formats.

Author:

Richard Apodaca

Method Summary

void	convert(Molecule molecule, RepresentationBuilder builder) Converts molecule into a series of instructions for builder.

Method Detail

convert

public void convert(Molecule molecule,
                    RepresentationBuilder builder)

Converts molecule into a series of instructions for builder.

Parameters:

molecule - the molecule to be converted

builder - the RepresentationBuilder for constructing the new representation