Interface Saveable

All Known Implementing Classes:
ApplicantList, ManagerList, ModelList, OfficerList, ProjectList, RequestList
public interface Saveable
Defines a contract for classes whose state can be persisted (saved to) and loaded from a storage medium, typically a file identified by a path. Implementing classes are expected to handle the specifics of serialization and deserialization for their data.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    load(String filePath, boolean hasHeader)
    Loads the object's state from the specified file path.
    void
    save(String filePath)
    Saves the object's current state to the specified file path.

  • Method Details

    • load

      void load(String filePath, boolean hasHeader)
      Loads the object's state from the specified file path. Implementations should handle file reading, data parsing (e.g., CSV), and populating the object's internal fields.
      Parameters:
      filePath - The path to the file from which to load the data.
      hasHeader - A boolean flag indicating whether the file contains a header row that should be skipped during the loading process.

    • save

      void save(String filePath)
      Saves the object's current state to the specified file path. Implementations should handle formatting the data (e.g., to CSV) and writing it to the file, typically overwriting any existing content.
      Parameters:
      filePath - The path to the file where the data should be saved.