Package org.dspace.external.model

Class ExternalDataObject

java.lang.Object
org.dspace.external.model.ExternalDataObject
public class ExternalDataObject extends Object
The representation model object for external data

  • Constructor Details

    • ExternalDataObject

      public ExternalDataObject()
      Default constructor

    • ExternalDataObject

      public ExternalDataObject(String source)
      Constructor for the ExternalDataObject with as parameter the source of where it came from
      Parameters:
      source - The source where the ExternalDataObject came from

  • Method Details

    • getSource

      public String getSource()
      Generic getter for the source
      Returns:
      The source

    • setSource

      public void setSource(String source)
      Generic setter for the source
      Parameters:
      source - The source to be set

    • getMetadata

      public List<MetadataValueDTO> getMetadata()
      Generic getter for the Metadata
      Returns:
      The metadata

    • setMetadata

      public void setMetadata(List<MetadataValueDTO> metadata)
      Generic setter for the Metadata
      Parameters:
      metadata - The metadata to be set

    • addMetadata

      public void addMetadata(MetadataValueDTO metadataValueDTO)
      This method will add a Metadata value to the list of metadata values
      Parameters:
      metadataValueDTO - The metadata value to be added.

    • getDisplayValue

      public String getDisplayValue()
      Generic getter for the display value
      Returns:
      The display value

    • setDisplayValue

      public void setDisplayValue(String displayValue)
      Generic setter for the display value
      Parameters:
      displayValue - The display value to be set

    • getId

      public String getId()
      Generic getter for the ID
      Returns:
      The id

    • setId

      public void setId(String id)
      Generic setter for the ID
      Parameters:
      id - The id to be set

    • getValue

      public String getValue()
      Generic getter for the value
      Returns:
      the value value of this ExternalDataObject

    • setValue

      public void setValue(String value)
      Generic setter for the value
      Parameters:
      value - The value to be set on this ExternalDataObject

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Sort metadata before printing, to help with comparison by eye
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Equality test for ExternalDataObject takes into account the fact that we might have lists of metadata values which are identical except for sort order, so we sort and compare these using a custom comparator.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      o - The other object ("that") with which to compare this object ("this")
      Returns:
      true if objects are identical, false if not

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Explicit override of Object hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns: