org.dspace.eperson
Class EPerson

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

public class EPerson
extends DSpaceObject

Class representing an e-person.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

David Stuve

Field Summary

static int	EMAIL The e-mail field (for sorting)
static int	ID The e-mail field (for sorting)
static int	LANGUAGE The e-mail field (for sorting)
static int	LASTNAME The last name (for sorting)
static int	NETID The netid field (for sorting)

Method Summary

boolean	canLogIn() Can the user log in?
boolean	checkPassword(String attempt) Check EPerson's password.
static EPerson	create(Context context) Create a new eperson
void	delete() Delete an eperson
boolean	equals(Object obj) Return true if this object equals obj, false otherwise.
static EPerson	find(Context context, int id) Get an EPerson from the database.
static EPerson[]	findAll(Context context, int sortField) Find all the epeople that match a particular query ID LASTNAME EMAIL NETID
static EPerson	findByEmail(Context context, String email) Find the eperson by their email address.
static EPerson	findByNetid(Context context, String netid) Find the eperson by their netid.
List<String>	getDeleteConstraints() Check for presence of EPerson in tables that have constraints on EPersons.
String	getEmail() Get the e-person's email address
String	getFirstName() Get the eperson's first name.
String	getFullName() Get the e-person's full name, combining first and last name in a displayable string.
String	getHandle() Get the e-person's handle
int	getID() Get the e-person's internal identifier
String	getLanguage() Get the e-person's language
String	getLastName() Get the eperson's last name.
String	getMetadata(String field) Get the value of a metadata field
String	getName() Get a proper name for the object.
String	getNetid() Get the e-person's netid
PasswordHash	getPasswordHash() Return the EPerson's password hash.
boolean	getRequireCertificate() Get require certificate or not
boolean	getSelfRegistered() Can the user log in?
int	getType() return type found in Constants
int	hashCode() Return a hash code for this object.
static EPerson[]	search(Context context, String query) Find the epeople that match the search query across firstname, lastname or email.
static EPerson[]	search(Context context, String query, int offset, int limit) Find the epeople that match the search query across firstname, lastname or email.
static int	searchResultCount(Context context, String query) Returns the total number of epeople returned by a specific query, without the overhead of creating the EPerson objects to store the results.
void	setCanLogIn(boolean login) Indicate whether the user can log in
void	setEmail(String s) Set the EPerson's email
void	setFirstName(String firstname) Set the eperson's first name
void	setLanguage(String language) Set the EPerson's language.
void	setLastName(String lastname) Set the eperson's last name
void	setMetadata(String field, String value) Set a metadata value
void	setNetid(String s) Set the EPerson's netid
void	setPassword(String s) Set the EPerson's password.
void	setPasswordHash(PasswordHash password) Set the EPerson's password hash.
void	setRequireCertificate(boolean isrequired) Set require cert yes/no
void	setSelfRegistered(boolean sr) Indicate whether the user self-registered
void	update() Update the EPerson
void	updateLastModified()

Methods inherited from class org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject

addDetails, clearDetails, find, getAdminObject, getDetails, getParentObject, getTypeText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMAIL

public static final int EMAIL

The e-mail field (for sorting)

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LASTNAME

public static final int LASTNAME

The last name (for sorting)

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ID

public static final int ID

The e-mail field (for sorting)

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NETID

public static final int NETID

The netid field (for sorting)

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LANGUAGE

public static final int LANGUAGE

The e-mail field (for sorting)

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Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Return true if this object equals obj, false otherwise.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj -

Returns:

true if ResourcePolicy objects are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return a hash code for this object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

int hash of object

find

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

Get an EPerson from the database.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

id - ID of the EPerson

Returns:

the EPerson format, or null if the ID is invalid.

Throws:

SQLException

findByEmail

public static EPerson findByEmail(Context context,
                                  String email)
                           throws SQLException,
                                  AuthorizeException

Find the eperson by their email address.

Returns:

EPerson, or null if none such exists.

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

findByNetid

public static EPerson findByNetid(Context context,
                                  String netid)
                           throws SQLException

Find the eperson by their netid.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

netid - Network ID

Returns:

corresponding EPerson, or null

Throws:

SQLException

search

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

Find the epeople that match the search query across firstname, lastname or email.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

Returns:

array of EPerson objects

Throws:

SQLException

search

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

Find the epeople that match the search query across firstname, lastname or email. This method also allows offsets and limits for pagination purposes.

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

offset - Inclusive offset

limit - Maximum number of matches returned

Returns:

array of EPerson objects

Throws:

SQLException

searchResultCount

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

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

Parameters:

context - DSpace context

query - The search string

Returns:

the number of epeople matching the query

Throws:

SQLException

findAll

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

Find all the epeople that match a particular query

• ID
• LASTNAME
• EMAIL
• NETID

Returns:

array of EPerson objects

Throws:

SQLException

create

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

Create a new eperson

Parameters:

context - DSpace context object

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

delete

public void delete()
            throws SQLException,
                   AuthorizeException,
                   EPersonDeletionException

Delete an eperson

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

EPersonDeletionException

getID

public int getID()

Get the e-person's internal identifier

Specified by:

getID in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

the internal identifier

getLanguage

public String getLanguage()

Get the e-person's language

Returns:

language code (or null if the column is an SQL NULL)

setLanguage

public void setLanguage(String language)

Set the EPerson's language. Value is expected to be a Unix/POSIX Locale specification of the form {language} or {language}_{territory}, e.g. "en", "en_US", "pt_BR" (the latter is Brazilian Portugese).

Parameters:

language - language code

getHandle

public String getHandle()

Get the e-person's handle

Specified by:

getHandle in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

current implementation always returns null

getEmail

public String getEmail()

Get the e-person's email address

Returns:

their email address (or null if the column is an SQL NULL)

setEmail

public void setEmail(String s)

Set the EPerson's email

Parameters:

s - the new email

getNetid

public String getNetid()

Get the e-person's netid

Returns:

their netid (DB constraints ensure it's never NULL)

setNetid

public void setNetid(String s)

Set the EPerson's netid

Parameters:

s - the new netid

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Get the e-person's full name, combining first and last name in a displayable string.

Returns:

their full name (first + last name; if both are NULL, returns email)

getFirstName

public String getFirstName()

Get the eperson's first name.

Returns:

their first name (or null if the column is an SQL NULL)

setFirstName

public void setFirstName(String firstname)

Set the eperson's first name

Parameters:

firstname - the person's first name

getLastName

public String getLastName()

Get the eperson's last name.

Returns:

their last name (or null if the column is an SQL NULL)

setLastName

public void setLastName(String lastname)

Set the eperson's last name

Parameters:

lastname - the person's last name

setCanLogIn

public void setCanLogIn(boolean login)

Indicate whether the user can log in

Parameters:

login - boolean yes/no

canLogIn

public boolean canLogIn()

Can the user log in?

Returns:

boolean, yes/no

setRequireCertificate

public void setRequireCertificate(boolean isrequired)

Set require cert yes/no

Parameters:

isrequired - boolean yes/no

getRequireCertificate

public boolean getRequireCertificate()

Get require certificate or not

Returns:

boolean, yes/no (or false if the column is an SQL NULL)

setSelfRegistered

public void setSelfRegistered(boolean sr)

Indicate whether the user self-registered

Parameters:

sr - boolean yes/no

getSelfRegistered

public boolean getSelfRegistered()

Can the user log in?

Returns:

boolean, yes/no (or false if the column is an SQL NULL)

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 (or null if the column is an SQL NULL)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the requested metadata field doesn't exist

setMetadata

public void setMetadata(String field,
                        String value)

Set a metadata value

Parameters:

field - the name of the metadata field to set

value - value to set the field to

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the requested metadata field doesn't exist

setPassword

public void setPassword(String s)

Set the EPerson's password.

Parameters:

s - the new password.

setPasswordHash

public void setPasswordHash(PasswordHash password)

Set the EPerson's password hash.

Parameters:

password - hashed password, or null to set row data to NULL.

getPasswordHash

public PasswordHash getPasswordHash()

Return the EPerson's password hash.

Returns:

hash of the password

checkPassword

public boolean checkPassword(String attempt)

Check EPerson's password. Side effect: original unsalted MD5 hashes are converted using the current algorithm.

Parameters:

attempt - the password attempt

Returns:

boolean successful/unsuccessful

update

public void update()
            throws SQLException,
                   AuthorizeException

Update the EPerson

Specified by:

update in class DSpaceObject

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

getType

public int getType()

return type found in Constants

Specified by:

getType in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

type of the object

getDeleteConstraints

public List<String> getDeleteConstraints()
                                  throws SQLException

Check for presence of EPerson in tables that have constraints on EPersons. Called by delete() to determine whether the eperson can actually be deleted. An EPerson cannot be deleted if it exists in the item, workflowitem, or tasklistitem tables.

Returns:

List of tables that contain a reference to the eperson.

Throws:

SQLException

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

updateLastModified

public void updateLastModified()

Specified by:

updateLastModified in class DSpaceObject