uk.ac.starlink.ttools
Class Stilts

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.starlink.ttools.Stilts

public class Stilts
extends Object

Top-level class for invoking tasks in the STILTS package. Invoking the main() method with no arguments will write a usage message.

Since:

17 Aug 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor

Field Summary

static String

VERSION_RESOURCE

Constructor Summary

Stilts()

Method Summary

static uk.ac.starlink.util.ObjectFactory<ProcessingMode>	getModeFactory() Returns the factory which can create any of the known output modes.
static String	getStarjavaRevision() Returns the revision string for the starjava repository, if available.
static uk.ac.starlink.util.ObjectFactory<uk.ac.starlink.task.Task>	getTaskFactory() Returns the factory which can create any of the known tasks.
static String	getVersion() Returns the version number for the STILTS package.
static void	main(String[] args) Main method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VERSION_RESOURCE

public static final String VERSION_RESOURCE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Stilts

public Stilts()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Main method. Invoked with no arguments, a usage message will be output.

Parameters:

args - argument vector

getModeFactory

public static uk.ac.starlink.util.ObjectFactory<ProcessingMode> getModeFactory()

Returns the factory which can create any of the known output modes.

Returns:

factory which creates processing modes

getTaskFactory

public static uk.ac.starlink.util.ObjectFactory<uk.ac.starlink.task.Task> getTaskFactory()

Returns the factory which can create any of the known tasks.

Returns:

factory which creates tasks

getVersion

public static String getVersion()

Returns the version number for the STILTS package.

Returns:

version string

getStarjavaRevision

public static String getStarjavaRevision()

Returns the revision string for the starjava repository, if available.

Returns:

revision string