org.odpi.openmetadata.adapters.repositoryservices.igc.clientlibrary.model.common

Class Identity

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.adapters.repositoryservices.igc.clientlibrary.model.common.Identity

public class Identity
extends Object

A representation of the unique characteristics of a particular asset, without relying on a unique ID string. Two assets with the same identity may have different unique ID strings (eg. RIDs), but their Identity should still be equal.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Identity() Creates a new empty identity.
Identity(List<Reference> context, String assetType, String assetName) Creates a new identity based on the identity characteristics provided.
Identity(List<Reference> context, String assetType, String assetName, String rid) Creates a new identity based on the identity characteristics provided.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Identity	getParentIdentity() Returns the Identity of the parent that contains the entity identified by this Identity.
String	getRid() Returns the Repository ID (RID) of this identity (if available), or null.
boolean	sameas(Identity identity) Returns true iff this identity is equivalent to the provided identity.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Identity

public Identity()

Creates a new empty identity.

Identity

public Identity(List<Reference> context,
                String assetType,
                String assetName)

Creates a new identity based on the identity characteristics provided.

Parameters:

context - the populated '_context' array from an asset

assetType - the type of the asset

assetName - the name of the asset

Identity

public Identity(List<Reference> context,
                String assetType,
                String assetName,
                String rid)

Creates a new identity based on the identity characteristics provided. (Also keeps a record of Repository ID (RID) for potential efficiency of parent traversal)

Parameters:

context - the populated '_context' array from an asset

assetType - the type of the asset

assetName - the name of the asset

rid - the Repository ID (RID) of the asset

Method Detail

sameas

public boolean sameas(Identity identity)

Returns true iff this identity is equivalent to the provided identity.

Parameters:

identity - the identity to compare against

Returns:

boolean

getParentIdentity

public Identity getParentIdentity()

Returns the Identity of the parent that contains the entity identified by this Identity.

If there is no parent identity (ie. this Identity represents a root-level asset with no container above it), will return null.

Returns:

Identity

getRid

public String getRid()

Returns the Repository ID (RID) of this identity (if available), or null.

Returns:

String

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object