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+package org.gcube.dataanalysis.executor.rscripts;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.datatypes.PrimitiveType;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.datatypes.StatisticalType;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.ecoengine.datatypes.enumtypes.PrimitiveTypes;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.executor.rscripts.generic.GenericRScript;
+
+public class KnitrCompiler extends GenericRScript {
+	
+	@Override
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return "An algorithm to compile Knitr documents. Developed by IRD (reference Julien Bard, julien.barde@ird.fr)";
+	}
+	
+	protected void initVariables(){
+		mainScriptName="IRDTunaAtlas-master/report/knitr/compileKnitR_CNR.R";
+		packageURL="http://goo.gl/T7V8LV";
+		
+		environmentalvariables = new ArrayList<String>();
+		inputvariables.add("zipfile");
+		inputvariables.add("file.inout");
+		outputvariables.add("pdfresult");		
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	protected void setInputParameters() {
+		inputs.add(new PrimitiveType(File.class.getName(), null, PrimitiveTypes.FILE, "zipfile", "The file containing R and the markdown (Rnw) files to compile","knitr_wfs.zip"));
+		inputs.add(new PrimitiveType(String.class.getName(), null, PrimitiveTypes.STRING, "file.inout", "The name of the R file in the zip package", "main.r"));
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public StatisticalType getOutput() {
+		output.put("pdfresult",new PrimitiveType(File.class.getName(), new File(outputValues.get("pdfresult")), PrimitiveTypes.FILE, "pdfresult", "The compiled PDF file"));
+		PrimitiveType o = new PrimitiveType(LinkedHashMap.class.getName(), output, PrimitiveTypes.MAP, "Output", "");
+		return o;
+	}
+	
+}