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

All Known Subinterfaces:

FileSource, QuerySource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractImportMetadataSourceService, AbstractPlainMetadataSource, ArXivImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl, BibtexImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl, CharacterSeparatedImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl, EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl, PubmedImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl, RisImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl
```
public interface MetadataSource
```
Super interface for all import implementations.

Author:

Roeland Dillen (roeland at atmire dot com), Pasquale Cavallo (pasquale.cavallo@4science.it)

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getImportSource()
  The string that identifies this import implementation.

- Method Detail
  - getImportSource
```
String getImportSource()
```
    The string that identifies this import implementation. Preferable a URI
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifying uri