net.cnri.repository.highlevel

Class HighLevelRepository

java.lang.Object

net.cnri.repository.wrapper.RepositoryWrapper

net.cnri.repository.highlevel.HighLevelRepository

All Implemented Interfaces:

Repository

public class HighLevelRepository
extends RepositoryWrapper

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HighLevelRepository(Repository originalRepository)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HighLevelDigitalObject	createDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle) Creates a new digital object with the given identifier in this repository.
HighLevelDigitalObject	getDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle) Returns the digital object with the given identifier from this repository.
HighLevelDigitalObject	getOrCreateDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle) Returns the digital object with the given identifier from this repository, which is created if it does not exist.

Methods inherited from class net.cnri.repository.wrapper.RepositoryWrapper

close, deleteDigitalObject, getHandle, listHandles, listObjects, search, search, search, searchHandles, searchHandles, searchHandles, searchMapping, verifyDigitalObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HighLevelRepository

public HighLevelRepository(Repository originalRepository)

Method Detail

createDigitalObject

public HighLevelDigitalObject createDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle)
                                           throws CreationException,
                                                  RepositoryException

Description copied from interface: Repository

Creates a new digital object with the given identifier in this repository. Passing null requests that the repository assign a new unique identifier; this method will throw UnsupportedOperationException if the given repository does not support that functionality.

Specified by:

createDigitalObject in interface Repository

Overrides:

createDigitalObject in class RepositoryWrapper

Parameters:

handle - the identifier for the new digital object, or null to request that the repository assign a new unique identifier.

Returns:

the newly-created digital object

Throws:

CreationException - if an object with the given identifier already exists within the repository

RepositoryException

getDigitalObject

public HighLevelDigitalObject getDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle)
                                        throws RepositoryException

Description copied from interface: Repository

Returns the digital object with the given identifier from this repository.

Specified by:

getDigitalObject in interface Repository

Overrides:

getDigitalObject in class RepositoryWrapper

Parameters:

handle - the identifier for the digital object

Returns:

the digital object, or null if no such object can be accessed through this repository

Throws:

RepositoryException

getOrCreateDigitalObject

public HighLevelDigitalObject getOrCreateDigitalObject(java.lang.String handle)
                                                throws RepositoryException

Description copied from interface: Repository

Returns the digital object with the given identifier from this repository, which is created if it does not exist.

Specified by:

getOrCreateDigitalObject in interface Repository

Overrides:

getOrCreateDigitalObject in class RepositoryWrapper

Parameters:

handle - the identifier for the digital object

Returns:

the digital object

Throws:

RepositoryException