RequestItemAuthorExtractor (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy, RequestItemMetadataStrategy, RequestItemSubmitterStrategy
```
public interface RequestItemAuthorExtractor
```
Interface to abstract the strategy for select the author to contact for request copy

Author:

Andrea Bollini

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`RequestItemAuthor`	`getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)`	Retrieve the auhtor to contact for a request copy of the give item.

- Method Detail
  - getRequestItemAuthor
```
RequestItemAuthor getRequestItemAuthor(Context context,
                                       Item item)
                                throws SQLException
```
    Retrieve the auhtor to contact for a request copy of the give item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - DSpace context object
    
    item - item to request
    
    Returns:
    
    An object containing name an email address to send the request to or null if no valid email address was found.
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException - if database error