Package org.dspace.external.provider

Class AbstractExternalDataProvider

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.external.provider.AbstractExternalDataProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExternalDataProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:

LiveImportDataProvider, OpenaireFundingDataProvider, OrcidPublicationDataProvider, OrcidV3AuthorDataProvider, SHERPAv2JournalDataProvider, SHERPAv2JournalISSNDataProvider, SHERPAv2PublisherDataProvider

public abstract class AbstractExternalDataProvider
extends Object
implements ExternalDataProvider

This abstract class allows to configure the list of supported entity types via spring. If no entity types are explicitly configured it is assumed that the provider can be used with any entity type

Author:

Mykhaylo Boychuk (mykhaylo.boychuk at 4science.it)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractExternalDataProvider()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<String>	getSupportedEntityTypes()
void	setSupportedEntityTypes(List<String> supportedEntityTypes)
boolean	supportsEntityType(String entityType)	Return true if the supportedEntityTypes list is empty or contains the requested entity type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.external.provider.ExternalDataProvider

getExternalDataObject, getNumberOfResults, getSourceIdentifier, searchExternalDataObjects, supports

Constructor Details

AbstractExternalDataProvider

public AbstractExternalDataProvider()

Method Details

setSupportedEntityTypes

public void setSupportedEntityTypes(List<String> supportedEntityTypes)

getSupportedEntityTypes

public List<String> getSupportedEntityTypes()

supportsEntityType

public boolean supportsEntityType(String entityType)

Return true if the supportedEntityTypes list is empty or contains the requested entity type

Specified by:

supportsEntityType in interface ExternalDataProvider

Parameters:

entityType - the entity type to check

Returns:

true if the external provider can be used to search for items of the specified type