org.sakaiproject.importer.api
Interface ImportService

public interface ImportService

The ImportService provides a top level framework to handled import data collected from a content package or other archive.

Method Summary

void	doImportItems(Collection importables, String siteId) doImportItems
boolean	isValidArchive(byte[] archiveFileData) Check the validity of the file data passed.
ImportDataSource	parseFromFile(byte[] archiveFileData) Parse the archive file data and create an Import Data Source object containing the results.

Method Detail

isValidArchive

boolean isValidArchive(byte[] archiveFileData)

Check the validity of the file data passed.

Parameters:

archiveFileData - is a byte array of data gathered from an archive file or package.

Returns:

true if file data is valid.

parseFromFile

ImportDataSource parseFromFile(byte[] archiveFileData)

Parse the archive file data and create an Import Data Source object containing the results.

Parameters:

archiveFileData - is a byte array of data gathered from an archive file or package.

Returns:

ImportDataSource containing parsing results.

doImportItems

void doImportItems(Collection importables,
                   String siteId)

doImportItems

Parameters:

importable - a collection of things to import (?)

siteId - is the the id of the site to import to.