org.dspace.app.rest.converter

Class DSpaceObjectConverter<M extends DSpaceObject,R extends DSpaceObjectRest>

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.app.rest.converter.DSpaceObjectConverter<M,R>

Type Parameters:

M - the Class in the DSpace API data model

R - the Class in the DSpace REST data model

All Implemented Interfaces:

DSpaceConverter<M,R>, org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter<M,R>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BitstreamConverter, CollectionConverter, CommunityConverter, EPersonConverter, GenericDSpaceObjectConverter, GroupConverter, ItemConverter, SiteConverter

public abstract class DSpaceObjectConverter<M extends DSpaceObject,R extends DSpaceObjectRest>
extends Object
implements DSpaceConverter<M,R>

This is the base converter from/to objects in the DSpace API data model and the REST data model

Author:

Andrea Bollini (andrea.bollini at 4science.it)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DSpaceObjectConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
R	fromModel(M obj)
protected abstract Class<M>	getModelClass()
protected abstract R	newInstance()
boolean	supportsModel(DSpaceObject object)
M	toModel(R obj)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.app.rest.converter.DSpaceConverter

convert

Constructor Detail

DSpaceObjectConverter

public DSpaceObjectConverter()

Method Detail

fromModel

public R fromModel(M obj)

Specified by:

fromModel in interface DSpaceConverter<M extends DSpaceObject,R extends DSpaceObjectRest>

toModel

public M toModel(R obj)

Specified by:

toModel in interface DSpaceConverter<M extends DSpaceObject,R extends DSpaceObjectRest>

supportsModel

public boolean supportsModel(DSpaceObject object)

newInstance

protected abstract R newInstance()

getModelClass

protected abstract Class<M> getModelClass()