Class DownloadUtil

java.lang.Object
opennlp.tools.util.DownloadUtil

public class DownloadUtil extends Object
This class facilitates the downloading of pretrained OpenNLP models.
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • DownloadUtil

      public DownloadUtil()
  • Method Details

    • downloadModel

      public static <T extends BaseModel> T downloadModel(String language, DownloadUtil.ModelType modelType, Class<T> type) throws IOException
      Triggers a download for the specified DownloadUtil.ModelType.
      Type Parameters:
      T - The generic type which is a subclass of BaseModel.
      Parameters:
      language - The ISO language code of the requested model.
      modelType - The type of model.
      type - The class of the resulting model.
      Returns:
      A model instance of type DownloadUtil.
      Throws:
      IOException - Thrown if IO errors occurred or the model is invalid.
    • downloadModel

      public static <T extends BaseModel> T downloadModel(URL url, Class<T> type) throws IOException
      Downloads a model from a URL.

      The model is saved to an .opennlp/ directory located in the user's home directory. This directory will be created if it does not already exist. If a model to be downloaded already exists in that directory, the model will not be re-downloaded.

      Type Parameters:
      T - The generic type which is a subclass of BaseModel.
      Parameters:
      url - The model's URL.
      type - The class of the resulting model DownloadUtil.
      Returns:
      A model instance of type DownloadUtil.
      Throws:
      IOException - Thrown if the model cannot be downloaded.