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:

$Revision$

Author:

David Stuve

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ADMIN_ID ID of Administrator Group
static int	ANONYMOUS_ID ID of Anonymous Group
static int	ID
static int	NAME

Fields inherited from class org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject

allMetadataFields, metadataCache, modifiedMetadata, ourContext

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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 obj) 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
DSpaceObject	getParentObject() Return the dspace object that "own" the current object in the hierarchy.
int	getType() Get the type of this object, found in Constants
int	hashCode()
static void	initDefaultGroupNames(Context context) Initializes the group names for anymous & administrator
boolean	isEmpty() Return true if group has no direct or indirect 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 direct member.
boolean	isMember(Group g) Check to see if g is a direct group member.
void	loadData() Populate Group with eperson and group objects
static void	main(String[] args) Main script used to set the group names for anonymous group & admin group, only to be called once on DSpace fresh_install
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
void	updateLastModified()

Methods inherited from class org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject

addDC, addDC, addDetails, addMetadata, addMetadata, addMetadata, addMetadata, clearDC, clearDetails, clearMetadata, find, getAdminObject, getAuthoritiesAndConfidences, getDC, getDetails, getElements, getElementsFilled, getIdentifiers, getMDValueByField, getMDValueByLegacyField, getMetadata, getMetadata, getMetadata, getMetadata, getMetadata, getMetadataByMetadataString, getMetadataField, getMetadataFirstValue, getTypeText, removeMetadataFromDatabase, replaceMetadataValue, resetIdentifiersCache, setMetadataSingleValue, updateMetadata

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ID

public static final int ID

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Constant Field Values

NAME

public static final int NAME

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Constant Field Values

ANONYMOUS_ID

public static final int ANONYMOUS_ID

ID of Anonymous Group

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Constant Field Values

ADMIN_ID

public static final int ADMIN_ID

ID of Administrator Group

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

loadData

public void loadData()

Populate Group with eperson and group objects

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 direct member. If the eperson is a member via a subgroup will be returned false

Parameters:

e - eperson to check membership

isMember

public boolean isMember(Group g)

Check to see if g is a direct group member. If g is a subgroup via another group will be returned false

Parameters:

g - group to check

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 -

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:

the named Group, or null if not found

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 matching 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.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Return true if group has no direct or indirect members

update

public void update()
            throws SQLException,
                   AuthorizeException

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

Specified by:

update in class DSpaceObject

Throws:

SQLException

AuthorizeException

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

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

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - object to compare to

Returns:

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

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class 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

getParentObject

public DSpaceObject getParentObject()
                             throws SQLException

Description copied from class: DSpaceObject

Return the dspace object that "own" the current object in the hierarchy. Note that this method has a meaning slightly different from the getAdminObject because it is independent of the action but it is in a way related to it. It defines the "first" dspace object OTHER then the current one, where allowed ADMIN actions imply allowed ADMIN actions on the object self.

Overrides:

getParentObject in class DSpaceObject

Returns:

the dspace object that "own" the current object in the hierarchy

Throws:

SQLException

updateLastModified

public void updateLastModified()

Specified by:

updateLastModified in class DSpaceObject

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws SQLException,
                        AuthorizeException

Main script used to set the group names for anonymous group & admin group, only to be called once on DSpace fresh_install

Parameters:

args - not used

Throws:

SQLException - database exception

AuthorizeException - should not occur since we disable authentication for this method.

initDefaultGroupNames

public static void initDefaultGroupNames(Context context)
                                  throws SQLException,
                                         AuthorizeException

Initializes the group names for anymous & administrator

Parameters:

context - the dspace context

Throws:

SQLException - database exception

AuthorizeException