org.dspace.app.xmlui.wing
Interface ObjectManager

public interface ObjectManager

The object manager is a class that must be implemented by each specific repository implementation that identifies refrenced objects. Since the DRI document includes refrences to external resources implementers of this class must know how objects are refrenced. The specefic implementation of ObjectManager that is used is determened by the WingComponent that is creating the refrence.

Author:

Scott Phillips

Method Summary

HashMap<String,String>	getAllManagedRepositories() Return a list of all repositories managed by this manager.
String	getObjectType(Object object) Return a descriptive, repository specfic, type for the object.
String	getObjectURL(Object object) Return a url refrencing the object's metadata.
String	getRepositoryIdentifier(Object object) Return a unique identifier of the repository this object is contained in.
boolean	manageObject(Object object) Determine if the supplied object is manageable by this implementation of ObjectManager.

Method Detail

manageObject

boolean manageObject(Object object)
                     throws WingException

Determine if the supplied object is manageable by this implementation of ObjectManager. If the object is manageable then manage it, and return true.

Parameters:

object - The object to be managed.

Returns:

true if the object can be managed, otherwise false.

Throws:

WingException

getObjectURL

String getObjectURL(Object object)
                    throws WingException

Return a url refrencing the object's metadata. If this is unabvailable return null.

Parameters:

object - The object being managed.

Throws:

WingException

getObjectType

String getObjectType(Object object)
                     throws WingException

Return a descriptive, repository specfic, type for the object. If this is unabvailable return null.

Parameters:

object - The object being managed.

Throws:

WingException

getRepositoryIdentifier

String getRepositoryIdentifier(Object object)
                               throws WingException

Return a unique identifier of the repository this object is contained in. If this is unabvailable return null.

Parameters:

object - The object being managed.

Throws:

WingException

getAllManagedRepositories

HashMap<String,String> getAllManagedRepositories()
                                                 throws WingException

Return a list of all repositories managed by this manager. The hash should be of the form repository identifier as the key, and the value for each key is a metadata URL.

Throws:

WingException