Package org.dspace.identifier

Providers of durable unique identifiers (Handles, DOIs, etc.).

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Identifier
IdentifierService

Class Summary

Class	Description
DOI	DOI identifiers.
DOIIdentifierProvider	Provide service for DOIs using DataCite.
EZIDIdentifierProvider	Provide service for DOIs through DataCite using the EZID service.
Handle
HandleIdentifierProvider	The old DSpace handle identifier service, used to create handles or retrieve objects based on their handle
IdentifierProvider
IdentifierServiceImpl	The main service class used to reserve, register and resolve identifiers
VersionedHandleIdentifierProvider

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
IdentifierException
IdentifierNotFoundException
IdentifierNotResolvableException

Package org.dspace.identifier Description

Providers of durable unique identifiers (Handles, DOIs, etc.). Generally, subclasses of IdentifierProvider offer methods to create, delete, and resolve subclasses of Identifier. Classes outside this package should rely on IdentifierService to perform these operations using the most appropriate provider.