Overwriting Lookup Tables

Concept

The interface DynamicLookupTableBuilder is implemented as a fluent interface which allows adjusting the settings of a lookup table. The following section describes the existing methods

The interface DynamicLookupTableBuilder

	/**
	 * Returns the reference to the lookup table
	 */
	public Reference<LookupTable> getReference();
	
	/**
	 * Add a new key value pair
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder add( String key, String value );

	/**
	 * Take over the existing values of the base configuration
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder withExistingValues();

	/**
	 * Remove the key-mappint from the existing lookup table
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder removeKey( String key );

	/**
	 * Take over all key/value mappings that are defined in the given file.
	 * The file has to be a text file that uses the same format as it is used by the monitor.
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder fromFile( String filePath ) throws ConfigurationException;

	/**
	 * Take over all key/value mappings given by the configuration string
	 * The configuration string must have the same format as it is used by the monitor.
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder addConfig( String configuration ) throws ConfigurationException;
	
	/**
	 * Add all properties found in the given props-collection
	 * @return
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder add( Map<String,String> props );

	/**
	 * Disable the use of a default value
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder withoutDefault();

	/**
	 * assign a default value
	 */
	public DynamicLookupTableBuilder withDefault( String defaultValue );
	
	/**
	 * Apply all the changes.
	 * @throws EpiBaseException 
	 */
	public void apply() throws EpiBaseException;