org.dspace.xoai.dataprovider.model

Interface Item

All Superinterfaces:

ItemIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

InMemoryItem

public interface Item
extends ItemIdentifier

This is a required class to extend when implementing a specific OAI Data Provider. It works as a wrapper for all OAI Items.

Version:

3.1.0

Author:

Development @ Lyncode

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<About>	getAbout() Most of the implementations would return an empty list.
Metadata	getMetadata() Metadata associated to the OAI-PMH Record.

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.xoai.dataprovider.model.ItemIdentifier

getDatestamp, getIdentifier, getSets, isDeleted

Method Detail

getAbout

List<About> getAbout()

Most of the implementations would return an empty list. Anyway, the OAI-PMH protocol establishes an abouts section for each item.

Returns:

List of information abouts the item (marshable information)

See Also:

Record definition

getMetadata

Metadata getMetadata()

Metadata associated to the OAI-PMH Record.

Returns:

Metadata associated to the OAI-PMH Record

See Also:

Record definition