Package org.dspace.access.status

Interface AccessStatusHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAccessStatusHelper

public interface AccessStatusHelper

Plugin interface for the access status calculation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAccessStatusFromItem(Context context, Item item, Date threshold)	Calculate the access status for the item.
String	getEmbargoFromItem(Context context, Item item, Date threshold)	Retrieve embargo information for the item

Method Detail

getAccessStatusFromItem

String getAccessStatusFromItem(Context context,
                               Item item,
                               Date threshold)
                        throws SQLException

Calculate the access status for the item.

Parameters:

context - the DSpace context

item - the item

threshold - the embargo threshold date

Returns:

an access status value

Throws:

SQLException - An exception that provides information on a database access error or other errors.

getEmbargoFromItem

String getEmbargoFromItem(Context context,
                          Item item,
                          Date threshold)
                   throws SQLException

Retrieve embargo information for the item

Parameters:

context - the DSpace context

item - the item to check for embargo information

threshold - the embargo threshold date

Returns:

an embargo date

Throws:

SQLException - An exception that provides information on a database access error or other errors.