org.dspace.eperson
Class Group

java.lang.Object
  org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject
      org.dspace.eperson.Group

public class Group
extends DSpaceObject

Class representing a group of e-people.

Version:

$Revision: 3038 $

Author:

David Stuve

Field Summary

static int	ID
static int	NAME

Method Summary

void	addMember(EPerson e) add an eperson member
void	addMember(Group g) add group to this group
static Set<Integer>	allMemberGroupIDs(Context c, EPerson e) get Set of Integers all of the group memberships for an eperson
static Group[]	allMemberGroups(Context c, EPerson e) Get all of the groups that an eperson is a member of
static Set<Integer>	allMemberIDs(Context c, Group g) Get Set of all Integers all of the epeople members for a group
static EPerson[]	allMembers(Context c, Group g) Get all of the epeople who are a member of the specified group, or a member of a sub-group of the specified group, etc.
static Group	create(Context context) Create a new group
void	delete() Delete a group
boolean	equals(Object other) Return true if other is the same Group as this object, false otherwise
static Group	find(Context context, int id) find the group by its ID
static Group[]	findAll(Context context, int sortField) Finds all groups in the site
static Group	findByName(Context context, String name) Find the group by its name - assumes name is unique
String	getHandle() Get the Handle of the object.
int	getID() get the ID of the group object
Group[]	getMemberGroups() Return Group members of a Group
EPerson[]	getMembers() Return EPerson members of a Group
String	getName() get name of group
int	getType() Get the type of this object, found in Constants
boolean	isEmpty() Return true if group has no members
static boolean	isMember(Context c, int groupid) fast check to see if an eperson is a member called with eperson id, does database lookup without instantiating all of the epeople objects and is thus a static method
boolean	isMember(EPerson e) check to see if an eperson is a member
boolean	isMember(Group g) check to see if group is a member
void	loadData() Populate Group with eperson and group objects
void	removeMember(EPerson e) remove an eperson from a group
void	removeMember(Group g) remove group from this group
static Group[]	search(Context context, String query) Find the groups that match the search query across eperson_group_id or name
static Group[]	search(Context context, String query, int offset, int limit) Find the groups that match the search query across eperson_group_id or name
static int	searchResultCount(Context context, String query) Returns the total number of groups returned by a specific query, without the overhead of creating the Group objects to store the results.
void	setName(String name) set name of group
void	update() Update the group - writing out group object and EPerson list if necessary

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

Field Detail

ID

public static final int ID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

NAME

public static final int NAME

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

loadData

public void loadData()

Populate Group with eperson and group objects

Parameters:

context -

Throws:

SQLException

create

public static Group create(Context context)
                    throws SQLException,
                           AuthorizeException

Create a new group

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

getID

public int getID()

get the ID of the group object

Specified by:

getID in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

id

getName

public String getName()

get name of group

Specified by:

getName in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

name

setName

public void setName(String name)

set name of group

Parameters:

name - new group name

addMember

public void addMember(EPerson e)

add an eperson member

Parameters:

e - eperson

addMember

public void addMember(Group g)

add group to this group

Parameters:

g -

removeMember

public void removeMember(EPerson e)

remove an eperson from a group

Parameters:

e - eperson

removeMember

public void removeMember(Group g)

remove group from this group

Parameters:

g -

isMember

public boolean isMember(EPerson e)

check to see if an eperson is a member

Parameters:

e - eperson to check membership

isMember

public boolean isMember(Group g)

check to see if group is a member

Parameters:

g - group to check

Returns:

isMember

public static boolean isMember(Context c,
                               int groupid)
                        throws SQLException

fast check to see if an eperson is a member called with eperson id, does database lookup without instantiating all of the epeople objects and is thus a static method

Parameters:

c - context

groupid - group ID to check

Throws:

SQLException

allMemberGroups

public static Group[] allMemberGroups(Context c,
                                      EPerson e)
                               throws SQLException

Get all of the groups that an eperson is a member of

Parameters:

c -

e -

Returns:

Throws:

SQLException

allMemberGroupIDs

public static Set<Integer> allMemberGroupIDs(Context c,
                                             EPerson e)
                                      throws SQLException

get Set of Integers all of the group memberships for an eperson

Parameters:

c -

e -

Returns:

Set of Integer groupIDs

Throws:

SQLException

allMembers

public static EPerson[] allMembers(Context c,
                                   Group g)
                            throws SQLException

Get all of the epeople who are a member of the specified group, or a member of a sub-group of the specified group, etc.

Parameters:

c - DSpace context

g - Group object

Returns:

Array of EPerson objects

Throws:

SQLException

allMemberIDs

public static Set<Integer> allMemberIDs(Context c,
                                        Group g)
                                 throws SQLException

Get Set of all Integers all of the epeople members for a group

Parameters:

c - DSpace context

g - Group object

Returns:

Set of Integer epersonIDs

Throws:

SQLException

find

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

find the group by its ID

Parameters:

context -

id -

Throws:

SQLException

findByName

public static Group findByName(Context context,
                               String name)
                        throws SQLException

Find the group by its name - assumes name is unique

Parameters:

context -

name -

Returns:

Group

Throws:

SQLException

findAll

public static Group[] findAll(Context context,
                              int sortField)
                       throws SQLException

Finds all groups in the site

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

sortField - field to sort by -- Group.ID or Group.NAME

Returns:

array of all groups in the site

Throws:

SQLException

search

public static Group[] search(Context context,
                             String query)
                      throws SQLException

Find the groups that match the search query across eperson_group_id or name

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

Returns:

array of Group objects

Throws:

SQLException

search

public static Group[] search(Context context,
                             String query,
                             int offset,
                             int limit)
                      throws SQLException

Find the groups that match the search query across eperson_group_id or name

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

offset - Inclusive offset

limit - Maximum number of matches returned

Returns:

array of Group objects

Throws:

SQLException

searchResultCount

public static int searchResultCount(Context context,
                                    String query)
                             throws SQLException

Returns the total number of groups returned by a specific query, without the overhead of creating the Group objects to store the results.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

Returns:

the number of groups mathching the query

Throws:

SQLException

delete

public void delete()
            throws SQLException

Delete a group

Throws:

SQLException

getMembers

public EPerson[] getMembers()

Return EPerson members of a Group

getMemberGroups

public Group[] getMemberGroups()

Return Group members of a Group

Returns:

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Return true if group has no members

update

public void update()
            throws SQLException,
                   AuthorizeException

Update the group - writing out group object and EPerson list if necessary

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Return true if other is the same Group 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 group as this object

getType

public int getType()

Description copied from class: DSpaceObject

Get the type of this object, found in Constants

Specified by:

getType in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

type of the object

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