For example, with `Spark SQL`'s data [`DataFrameReader`](https://spark.apache.org/docs/1.4.0/api/java/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLContext.html), you can invoke something like `sqlContext.read().schema(customSchema).json(path)` where `schema` function returns `DataFrameReader` itself with the added configuration of `customSchema`. Similarly, Jackson's [`ObjectWriter`](https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.5/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectWriter.html) has `with` function which returns `ObjectWriter` itself with some custom configuration passed through the `with` function.

First, I am curious if this way of configuring through chaining method has it's own name, so that I can research further.

Second, would this kind of method fit for a data format converter class where HTML, JSON, and CSV will be converted to one another? What I am imagining is having a static `Converter` class that has `from` and `to` methods, where you specify the input and its dataformat type and the output and its dataformat type. So, it would look something like `Converter.from("inputPath", DataFormat.CSV).to("outputPath", DataFormat.JSON")` and the blackbox should handle the process. The main reason I wanted to try this out is that, right now I have a method for each conversion, such as `FromCSVToJSON`, but I didn't think it looks clean enough. Any alternative design suggestion for the Converter class is welcome.