Package org.dspace.app.rest.converter

Class MetadataConverter

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.app.rest.converter.MetadataConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

DSpaceConverter<MetadataValueList,MetadataRest>

@Component
public class MetadataConverter
extends Object
implements DSpaceConverter<MetadataValueList,MetadataRest>

Converter to translate between lists of domain MetadataValues and MetadataRest representations.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MetadataConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void	addMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context, T dso, MetadataRest metadataRest)	Add to a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation.
MetadataRest	convert(MetadataValueList metadataValues, Projection projection)
Class<MetadataValueList>	getModelClass()
<T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void	mergeMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context, T dso, MetadataRest metadataRest)	Merge into a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation.
<T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void	setMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context, T dso, MetadataRest metadataRest)	Sets a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetadataConverter

public MetadataConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public MetadataRest convert(MetadataValueList metadataValues,
                            Projection projection)

Specified by:

convert in interface DSpaceConverter<MetadataValueList,MetadataRest>

getModelClass

public Class<MetadataValueList> getModelClass()

Specified by:

getModelClass in interface DSpaceConverter<MetadataValueList,MetadataRest>

setMetadata

public <T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void setMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context,
                                                                    T dso,
                                                                    MetadataRest metadataRest)
                                                             throws SQLException,
                                                                    org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException

Sets a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation. Any existing metadata value is deleted or overwritten.

Parameters:

context - the context to use.

dso - the DSpace object.

metadataRest - the rest representation of the new metadata.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database error occurs.

org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException - if an authorization error occurs.

addMetadata

public <T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void addMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context,
                                                                    T dso,
                                                                    MetadataRest metadataRest)
                                                             throws SQLException,
                                                                    org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException

Add to a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation. Any existing metadata value is preserved.

Parameters:

context - the context to use.

dso - the DSpace object.

metadataRest - the rest representation of the new metadata.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database error occurs.

org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException - if an authorization error occurs.

mergeMetadata

public <T extends org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject> void mergeMetadata(org.dspace.core.Context context,
                                                                      T dso,
                                                                      MetadataRest metadataRest)
                                                               throws SQLException,
                                                                      org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException

Merge into a DSpace object's domain metadata values from a rest representation. Any existing metadata value is preserved or overwritten with the new ones

Parameters:

context - the context to use.

dso - the DSpace object.

metadataRest - the rest representation of the new metadata.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database error occurs.

org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException - if an authorization error occurs.