Annot8ComponentDescriptor (Annot8 API 0.4.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The Annot8 component described by this descriptor

S - The settings used by this component, or NoSettings if the component doesn't use settings

All Known Subinterfaces:

ProcessorDescriptor<T,S>, SourceDescriptor<T,S>
```
public interface Annot8ComponentDescriptor<T extends Annot8Component,S extends Settings>
```
Descriptor for an Annot8 component
Descriptors provide contextual information about a component, for example a name and it's configuration, as well as a method to create an instance of that component.
Descriptors should be serializable, as they can be used to recreate pipelines.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Capabilities`	`capabilities()`	Get the capabilities of the component, as configured with the current settings
`T`	`create(Context context)`	Create an instance of the component, with the current settings and using the provided context
`String`	`getName()`	Get the name of this component
`S`	`getSettings()`	Get the settings for this component
`void`	`setName(String name)`	Set the name of this component
`void`	`setSettings(S settings)`	Set the settings for this component

- Method Detail
  - setName
```
void setName(String name)
```
    Set the name of this component
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of the component
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Get the name of this component
    
    Returns:
    
    name of the component
  - setSettings
```
void setSettings(S settings)
```
    Set the settings for this component
    
    Parameters:
    
    settings - the settings to apply
  - getSettings
```
S getSettings()
```
    Get the settings for this component
    
    Returns:
    
    settings used to create the component (or null)
  - capabilities
```
Capabilities capabilities()
```
    Get the capabilities of the component, as configured with the current settings
    
    Returns:
    
    the capabilities of the component (wrt to the settings)
  - create
```
T create(Context context)
```
    Create an instance of the component, with the current settings and using the provided context
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the context used to create the new instance
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance of the component