org.fcrepo.oai
Class DeletedRecordSupport

java.lang.Object
  org.fcrepo.oai.DeletedRecordSupport

public class DeletedRecordSupport
extends Object

An indicator of the kind of deletion support a repository has.

Author:

Chris Wilper

Field Summary

static DeletedRecordSupport	NO Indicates that the repository does not maintain information about deletions.
static DeletedRecordSupport	PERSISTENT Indicates that the repository maintains information about deletions with no time limit.
static DeletedRecordSupport	TRANSIENT Indicates that the repository does not guarantee that a list of deletions is maintained persistently or consistently.

Method Summary

String

toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NO

public static final DeletedRecordSupport NO

Indicates that the repository does not maintain information about deletions. A repository that indicates this level of support must not reveal a deleted status in any response.

TRANSIENT

public static final DeletedRecordSupport TRANSIENT

Indicates that the repository does not guarantee that a list of deletions is maintained persistently or consistently. A repository that indicates this level of support may reveal a deleted status for records.

PERSISTENT

public static final DeletedRecordSupport PERSISTENT

Indicates that the repository maintains information about deletions with no time limit. A repository that indicates this level of support must persistently keep track of the full history of deletions and consistently reveal the status of a deleted record over time.

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object