org.purl.sword.server
Interface SWORDServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DSpaceSWORDServer, DummyServer

public interface SWORDServer

An abstract interface to be implemnted by repositories wishing to provide a SWORD compliant service. http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/SWORD_APP_Profile_0.5

Author:

Stuart Lewis

Method Summary

DepositResponse	doDeposit(Deposit deposit) Answer a SWORD deposit
ServiceDocument	doServiceDocument(ServiceDocumentRequest sdr) Answer a Service Document request sent on behalf of a user

Method Detail

doServiceDocument

ServiceDocument doServiceDocument(ServiceDocumentRequest sdr)
                                  throws SWORDAuthenticationException,
                                         SWORDException

Answer a Service Document request sent on behalf of a user

Parameters:

sdr - The Service Document Request object

Returns:

The ServiceDocument representing the service document

Throws:

SWORDAuthenticationException - Thrown if the authentication fails

SWORDException - Thrown in an un-handalable Exception occurs. This will be dealt with by sending a HTTP 500 Server Exception

doDeposit

DepositResponse doDeposit(Deposit deposit)
                          throws SWORDAuthenticationException,
                                 SWORDContentTypeException,
                                 SWORDException

Answer a SWORD deposit

Parameters:

deposit - The Deposit object

Returns:

The response to the deposit

Throws:

SWORDAuthenticationException - Thrown if the authentication fails

SWORDException - Thrown in an un-handalable Exception occurs. This will be dealt with by sending a HTTP 500 Server Exception

SWORDContentTypeException