Import API

Import API/SPI provides the import workflow to import data form any support.

API is providing a secure workflow, from importers that connects to the data source (files, databases, wizards...) to the processors that append imported data to the workspace. It is based on the Container interface, that has a loading and unloading sub-interface. Importers are loading the container, then the controller is checking it's consistency and finally processors are unloading it.

See org.gephi.io.importer.spi package to know how to define new data importers.