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To create a new import handler for an specific file type the IPlatformImportHandler interface must be implemented and the new handler must be registered with its related mime type in the "importExport.xml" as an argument entry in the PentahoPlatformImporter definition.
Import framework
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interfaces.
The import framework is located at the "pentaho-platform-extensions" project in the "org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.importer" package and is composed of the following interfaces:
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IPlatformImportMimeResolver
Implementations of this class compute mime-types based on the given IPlatformImportBundle.
Import framework
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handlers and components.
The concrete implementations of the import framework interfaces are:
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