gate
Class Main

java.lang.Object
  gate.Main

public class Main
extends Object

Top-level entry point for the GATE command-line and GUI interfaces.

Field Summary

static boolean	batchMode Are we in batch mode?
static String	build
static String	name
static String	version

Constructor Summary

Main()

Method Summary

static void	applyUserPreferences() Reads the user config data and applies the required settings.
static MainFrame	getMainFrame() Get the main frame of the GUI.
static void	help() Display a help message
static void	main(String[] args) Main routine for GATE.
static void	processArgs(String[] args) Process arguments and set up member fields appropriately.
static void	usage() Display a usage message

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

batchMode

public static boolean batchMode

Are we in batch mode?

name

public static final String name

See Also:

Constant Field Values

version

public static final String version

build

public static final String build

Constructor Detail

Main

public Main()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws GateException

Main routine for GATE. Command-line arguments:

• -h display a short help message
• -d URL define URL to be a location for CREOLE resoures
• -i file additional initialisation file (probably called gate.xml). Used for site-wide initialisation by the start-up scripts
• -a run the DB administration tool

Throws:

GateException

getMainFrame

public static MainFrame getMainFrame()
                              throws GateException

Get the main frame of the GUI. If the GUI isn't running, it is started.

Throws:

GateException

applyUserPreferences

public static void applyUserPreferences()

Reads the user config data and applies the required settings. This must be called after Gate.init() but before any GUI components are created.

processArgs

public static void processArgs(String[] args)

Process arguments and set up member fields appropriately. Will shut down the process (via System.exit) if there are incorrect arguments, or if the arguments ask for something simple like printing the help message.

usage

public static void usage()

Display a usage message

help

public static void help()

Display a help message