org.dspace.content
Class Community

java.lang.Object
  org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject
      org.dspace.content.Community

public class Community
extends DSpaceObject

Class representing a community

The community's metadata (name, introductory text etc.) is loaded into' memory. Changes to this metadata are only reflected in the database after update is called.

Version:

$Revision: 3036 $

Author:

Robert Tansley

Method Summary

void	addCollection(Collection c) Add an exisiting collection to the community
void	addSubcommunity(Community c) Add an exisiting community as a subcommunity to the community
void	canEdit()
boolean	canEditBoolean() return TRUE if context's user can edit community, false otherwise
int	countItems() counts items in this community
static Community	create(Community parent, Context context) Create a new community, with a new ID.
Collection	createCollection() Create a new collection within this community.
Community	createSubcommunity() Create a new sub-community within this community.
void	delete() Delete the community, including the metadata and logo.
boolean	equals(Object other) Return true if other is the same Community as this object, false otherwise
static Community	find(Context context, int id) Get a community from the database.
static Community[]	findAll(Context context) Get a list of all communities in the system.
static Community[]	findAllTop(Context context) Get a list of all top-level communities in the system.
Community[]	getAllParents() Return an array of parent communities of this community, in ascending order.
Collection[]	getCollections() Get the collections in this community.
String	getHandle() Get the Handle of the object.
int	getID() Get the internal ID of this collection
Bitstream	getLogo() Get the logo for the community.
String	getMetadata(String field) Get the value of a metadata field
String	getName() Get a proper name for the object.
Community	getParentCommunity() Return the parent community of this community, or null if the community is top-level
Community[]	getSubcommunities() Get the immediate sub-communities of this community.
int	getType() return type found in Constants
void	removeCollection(Collection c) Remove a collection.
void	removeSubcommunity(Community c) Remove a subcommunity.
Bitstream	setLogo(InputStream is) Give the community a logo.
void	setMetadata(String field, String value) Set a metadata value
void	update() Update the community metadata (including logo) to the database.

Methods inherited from class org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject

addDetails, clearDetails, find, getDetails

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

find

public static Community find(Context context,
                             int id)
                      throws SQLException

Get a community from the database. Loads in the metadata

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

id - ID of the community

Returns:

the community, or null if the ID is invalid.

Throws:

SQLException

create

public static Community create(Community parent,
                               Context context)
                        throws SQLException,
                               AuthorizeException

Create a new community, with a new ID.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

Returns:

the newly created community

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

findAll

public static Community[] findAll(Context context)
                           throws SQLException

Get a list of all communities in the system. These are alphabetically sorted by community name.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

Returns:

the communities in the system

Throws:

SQLException

findAllTop

public static Community[] findAllTop(Context context)
                              throws SQLException

Get a list of all top-level communities in the system. These are alphabetically sorted by community name. A top-level community is one without a parent community.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

Returns:

the top-level communities in the system

Throws:

SQLException

getID

public int getID()

Get the internal ID of this collection

Specified by:

getID in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

the internal identifier

getHandle

public String getHandle()

Description copied from class: DSpaceObject

Get the Handle of the object. This may return null

Specified by:

getHandle in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

Handle of the object, or null if it doesn't have one

See Also:

DSpaceObject.getHandle()

getMetadata

public String getMetadata(String field)

Get the value of a metadata field

Parameters:

field - the name of the metadata field to get

Returns:

the value of the metadata field

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the requested metadata field doesn't exist

setMetadata

public void setMetadata(String field,
                        String value)
                 throws MissingResourceException

Set a metadata value

Parameters:

field - the name of the metadata field to get

value - value to set the field to

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the requested metadata field doesn't exist

MissingResourceException

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from class: DSpaceObject

Get a proper name for the object. This may return null. Name should be suitable for display in a user interface.

Specified by:

getName in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

Name for the object, or null if it doesn't have one

getLogo

public Bitstream getLogo()

Get the logo for the community. null is return if the community does not have a logo.

Returns:

the logo of the community, or null

setLogo

public Bitstream setLogo(InputStream is)
                  throws AuthorizeException,
                         IOException,
                         SQLException

Give the community a logo. Passing in null removes any existing logo. You will need to set the format of the new logo bitstream before it will work, for example to "JPEG". Note that update(/code> will need to be called for the change to take effect. Setting a logo and not calling update later may result in a previous logo lying around as an "orphaned" bitstream.

Parameters:

is - the stream to use as the new logo

Returns:

the new logo bitstream, or null if there is no logo (null was passed in)

Throws:

AuthorizeException

IOException

SQLException

update

public void update()
            throws SQLException,
                   IOException,
                   AuthorizeException

Update the community metadata (including logo) to the database.

Throws:

SQLException

IOException

AuthorizeException

getCollections

public Collection[] getCollections()
                            throws SQLException

Get the collections in this community. Throws an SQLException because creating a community object won't load in all collections.

Returns:

array of Collection objects

Throws:

SQLException

getSubcommunities

public Community[] getSubcommunities()
                              throws SQLException

Get the immediate sub-communities of this community. Throws an SQLException because creating a community object won't load in all collections.

Returns:

array of Community objects

Throws:

SQLException

getParentCommunity

public Community getParentCommunity()
                             throws SQLException

Return the parent community of this community, or null if the community is top-level

Returns:

the immediate parent community, or null if top-level

Throws:

SQLException

getAllParents

public Community[] getAllParents()
                          throws SQLException

Return an array of parent communities of this community, in ascending order. If community is top-level, return an empty array.

Returns:

an array of parent communities, empty if top-level

Throws:

SQLException

createCollection

public Collection createCollection()
                            throws SQLException,
                                   AuthorizeException

Create a new collection within this community. The collection is created without any workflow groups or default submitter group.

Returns:

the new collection

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

addCollection

public void addCollection(Collection c)
                   throws SQLException,
                          AuthorizeException

Add an exisiting collection to the community

Parameters:

c - collection to add

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

createSubcommunity

public Community createSubcommunity()
                             throws SQLException,
                                    AuthorizeException

Create a new sub-community within this community.

Returns:

the new community

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

addSubcommunity

public void addSubcommunity(Community c)
                     throws SQLException,
                            AuthorizeException

Add an exisiting community as a subcommunity to the community

Parameters:

c - subcommunity to add

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

removeCollection

public void removeCollection(Collection c)
                      throws SQLException,
                             AuthorizeException,
                             IOException

Remove a collection. Any items then orphaned are deleted.

Parameters:

c - collection to remove

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

IOException

removeSubcommunity

public void removeSubcommunity(Community c)
                        throws SQLException,
                               AuthorizeException,
                               IOException

Remove a subcommunity. Any substructure then orphaned is deleted.

Parameters:

c - subcommunity to remove

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

IOException

delete

public void delete()
            throws SQLException,
                   AuthorizeException,
                   IOException

Delete the community, including the metadata and logo. Collections and subcommunities that are then orphans are deleted.

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

IOException

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Return true if other is the same Community as this object, false otherwise

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

other - object to compare to

Returns:

true if object passed in represents the same community as this object

getType

public int getType()

return type found in Constants

Specified by:

getType in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

type of the object

canEditBoolean

public boolean canEditBoolean()
                       throws SQLException

return TRUE if context's user can edit community, false otherwise

Returns:

boolean true = current user can edit community

Throws:

SQLException

canEdit

public void canEdit()
             throws AuthorizeException,
                    SQLException

Throws:

AuthorizeException

SQLException

countItems

public int countItems()
               throws SQLException

counts items in this community

Returns:

total items

Throws:

SQLException