Package org.dspace.versioning.utils

Class RelationshipVersioningUtils

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.versioning.utils.RelationshipVersioningUtils

public class RelationshipVersioningUtils
extends Object

Class with utility methods to manipulate relationships that are linked to versioned items. Specifically focussed on the "latest version status" of relationships, which controls which related items are relevant (visible) to any given item.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	RelationshipVersioningUtils.LatestVersionStatusChangelog

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RelationshipVersioningUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	otherSideIsLatest(boolean isLeft, Relationship.LatestVersionStatus latestVersionStatus)	Given a latest version status, check if the other side is "latest".
RelationshipVersioningUtils.LatestVersionStatusChangelog	updateLatestVersionStatus(Relationship relationship, boolean updateLeftSide, boolean isLatest)	Update Relationship.latestVersionStatus of the given relationship.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

RelationshipVersioningUtils

public RelationshipVersioningUtils()

Method Details

otherSideIsLatest

public boolean otherSideIsLatest(boolean isLeft,
 Relationship.LatestVersionStatus latestVersionStatus)

Given a latest version status, check if the other side is "latest". If we look from the left, this implies BOTH and RIGHT_ONLY return true. If we look from the right, this implies BOTH and LEFT_ONLY return true.

Parameters:

isLeft - whether we should look from the left or right side.

latestVersionStatus - the latest version status.

Returns:

true if the other side has "latest" status, false otherwise.

updateLatestVersionStatus

public RelationshipVersioningUtils.LatestVersionStatusChangelog updateLatestVersionStatus(Relationship relationship,
 boolean updateLeftSide,
 boolean isLatest)
                                                                                   throws IllegalStateException

Update Relationship.latestVersionStatus of the given relationship. If isLatest = true, this method will never throw IllegalStateException. If isLatest = false, you should make sure that the selected side of given relationship currently has "latest" status, otherwise IllegalStateException will be thrown.

Parameters:

relationship - the relationship.

updateLeftSide - whether the status of the left item or the right item should be updated.

isLatest - to what the status should be set.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the operation would result in both the left side and the right side being set to non-latest.