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

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	build
protected static boolean	DEBUG Debug flag
protected static MainFrame	frame Main Frame of the GUI; null when no GUI running
static String	name
protected static List<URL>	pendingCreoleUrls The list of pending URLs to add to the CREOLE register
protected static int	STATUS_ERROR Status flag for error exit.
protected static int	STATUS_NORMAL Status flag for normal exit.
static String	version

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Main()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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.
protected static void	registerCreoleUrls() Register any CREOLE URLs that we got on the command line
protected static void	runGui() Run the user interface.
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

DEBUG

protected static final boolean DEBUG

Debug flag

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Constant Field Values

STATUS_NORMAL

protected static final int STATUS_NORMAL

Status flag for normal exit.

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Constant Field Values

STATUS_ERROR

protected static final int STATUS_ERROR

Status flag for error exit.

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Constant Field Values

frame

protected static MainFrame frame

Main Frame of the GUI; null when no GUI running

name

public static final String name

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Constant Field Values

version

public static final String version

build

public static final String build

pendingCreoleUrls

protected static final List<URL> pendingCreoleUrls

The list of pending URLs to add to the CREOLE register

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

Throws:

GateException

registerCreoleUrls

protected static void registerCreoleUrls()

Register any CREOLE URLs that we got on the command line

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

runGui

protected static void runGui()
                      throws GateException

Run the user interface.

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