SourceInformation (jmad-core API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SourceInformationImpl
```
public interface SourceInformation
```
This interface describes the source of a model definition. This can be e.g. JAR, ZIP or LOCAL

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class SourceInformation.SourceType
this enum describes the type of the source of the model definition.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getFileName()`	if the model definition was loaded from an xml/json file (or a zip archive) then this returns the name of the xml/json file (or the name of the zip entry)
`java.lang.String`	`getPathOffsetWithinArchive()`
`java.io.File`	`getRootPath()`	depending on `getSourceType()` this either represents the name of zip archive or the base directory if local (i.e.
`SourceInformation.SourceType`	`getSourceType()`

- Method Detail
  - getRootPath
```
java.io.File getRootPath()
```
    depending on getSourceType() this either represents the name of zip archive or the base directory if local (i.e. the path where the .jmd.xml file resides.)
    
    Returns:
    
    the path
  - getFileName
```
java.lang.String getFileName()
```
    if the model definition was loaded from an xml/json file (or a zip archive) then this returns the name of the xml/json file (or the name of the zip entry)
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the xml/json file from which the model definition was loaded.
  - getSourceType
```
SourceInformation.SourceType getSourceType()
```
    Returns:
    
    The SourceInformation.SourceType which indicates from where the model definition was loaded.
  - getPathOffsetWithinArchive
```
java.lang.String getPathOffsetWithinArchive()
```
    Returns:
    
    the path offset within the archive (if the model definition was loaded from an archive). Usually, this is the parent path entry of getFileName()