Package org.apache.tika.parser.external

Class ExternalParser

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tika.parser.AbstractParser

org.apache.tika.parser.external.ExternalParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Parser

Direct Known Subclasses:

TensorflowImageRecParser

@Deprecated(since="2026-04-30")
public class ExternalParser
extends AbstractParser

Deprecated.

This version of the Apache Tika library is deprecated. Use your own version of Apache Tika.

Parser that uses an external program (like catdoc or pdf2txt) to extract text content and metadata from a given document.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	ExternalParser.LineConsumer	Deprecated. This version of the Apache Tika library is deprecated.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	INPUT_FILE_TOKEN	Deprecated. The token, which if present in the Command string, will be replaced with the input filename.
static final String	OUTPUT_FILE_TOKEN	Deprecated. The token, which if present in the Command string, will be replaced with the output filename.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExternalParser()	Deprecated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	check(String[] checkCmd, int... errorValue)	Deprecated.
static boolean	check(String checkCmd, int... errorValue)	Deprecated. Checks to see if the command can be run.
String[]	getCommand()	Deprecated.
ExternalParser.LineConsumer	getIgnoredLineConsumer()	Deprecated. Gets lines consumer
Map<Pattern,String>	getMetadataExtractionPatterns()	Deprecated.
Set<MediaType>	getSupportedTypes()	Deprecated.
Set<MediaType>	getSupportedTypes(ParseContext context)	Deprecated. Returns the set of media types supported by this parser when used with the given parse context.
void	parse(InputStream stream, ContentHandler handler, Metadata metadata, ParseContext context)	Deprecated. Executes the configured external command and passes the given document stream as a simple XHTML document to the given SAX content handler.
void	setCommand(String... command)	Deprecated. Sets the command to be run.
void	setIgnoredLineConsumer(ExternalParser.LineConsumer ignoredLineConsumer)	Deprecated. Set a consumer for the lines ignored by the parse functions
void	setMetadataExtractionPatterns(Map<Pattern,String> patterns)	Deprecated. Sets the map of regular expression patterns and Metadata keys.
void	setSupportedTypes(Set<MediaType> supportedTypes)	Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tika.parser.AbstractParser

parse

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

INPUT_FILE_TOKEN

public static final String INPUT_FILE_TOKEN

Deprecated.

The token, which if present in the Command string, will be replaced with the input filename. Alternately, the input data can be streamed over STDIN.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

OUTPUT_FILE_TOKEN

public static final String OUTPUT_FILE_TOKEN

Deprecated.

The token, which if present in the Command string, will be replaced with the output filename. Alternately, the output data can be collected on STDOUT.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

ExternalParser

public ExternalParser()

Deprecated.

Method Details

getSupportedTypes

public Set<MediaType> getSupportedTypes(ParseContext context)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Parser

Returns the set of media types supported by this parser when used with the given parse context.

Parameters:

context - parse context

Returns:

immutable set of media types

getSupportedTypes

public Set<MediaType> getSupportedTypes()

Deprecated.

setSupportedTypes

public void setSupportedTypes(Set<MediaType> supportedTypes)

Deprecated.

getCommand

public String[] getCommand()

Deprecated.

setCommand

public void setCommand(String... command)

Deprecated.

Sets the command to be run. This can include either of INPUT_FILE_TOKEN or OUTPUT_FILE_TOKEN if the command needs filenames.

See Also:

• Runtime.exec(String[])

getIgnoredLineConsumer

public ExternalParser.LineConsumer getIgnoredLineConsumer()

Deprecated.

Gets lines consumer

Returns:

consumer instance

setIgnoredLineConsumer

public void setIgnoredLineConsumer(ExternalParser.LineConsumer ignoredLineConsumer)

Deprecated.

Set a consumer for the lines ignored by the parse functions

Parameters:

ignoredLineConsumer - consumer instance

getMetadataExtractionPatterns

public Map<Pattern,String> getMetadataExtractionPatterns()

Deprecated.

setMetadataExtractionPatterns

public void setMetadataExtractionPatterns(Map<Pattern,String> patterns)

Deprecated.

Sets the map of regular expression patterns and Metadata keys. Any matching patterns will have the matching metadata entries set. Set this to null to disable Metadata extraction.

parse

public void parse(InputStream stream,
 ContentHandler handler,
 Metadata metadata,
 ParseContext context)
           throws IOException,
SAXException,
TikaException

Deprecated.

Executes the configured external command and passes the given document stream as a simple XHTML document to the given SAX content handler. Metadata is only extracted if setMetadataExtractionPatterns(Map) has been called to set patterns.

Parameters:

stream - the document stream (input)

handler - handler for the XHTML SAX events (output)

metadata - document metadata (input and output)

context - parse context

Throws:

IOException - if the document stream could not be read

SAXException - if the SAX events could not be processed

TikaException - if the document could not be parsed

check

public static boolean check(String checkCmd,
 int... errorValue)

Deprecated.

Checks to see if the command can be run. Typically used with something like "myapp --version" to check to see if "myapp" is installed and on the path.

Parameters:

checkCmd - The check command to run

errorValue - What is considered an error value?

check

public static boolean check(String[] checkCmd,
 int... errorValue)

Deprecated.