org.dspace.xoai.dataprovider.repository

Interface SetRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:

InMemorySetRepository

public interface SetRepository

API for implementing a repository of sets. It is possible to have a data provider without sets.

Version:

3.1.0

Author:

Development @ Lyncode

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	exists(String setSpec) Checks if a specific sets exists in the data source.
ListSetsResult	retrieveSets(int offset, int length) Returns a paged list of sets.
boolean	supportSets() Checks if the actual data source supports sets.

Method Detail

supportSets

boolean supportSets()

Checks if the actual data source supports sets.

Returns:

Supports sets?

retrieveSets

ListSetsResult retrieveSets(int offset,
                            int length)

Returns a paged list of sets. It is common to use a partial result of 100 sets however, in XOAI this is a configured parameter.

Parameters:

offset - Starting offset

length - Max size of the returned list

Returns:

List of Sets

exists

boolean exists(String setSpec)

Checks if a specific sets exists in the data source.

Parameters:

setSpec - Set spec

Returns:

Set exists

See Also:

Set definition