org.gcube.documentstore.records

Interface Record

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Record>, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AggregatedRecord<A,R>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRecord

public interface Record
extends Comparable<Record>, Serializable

Author:

Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR) http://www.lucafrosini.com/

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	CREATION_TIME KEY : The instant when the Record was created.
static String	ID KEY : The unique identifier for the Record The ID SHOULD automatically created by the implementation class.
static String	RECORD_TYPE KEY : The Type of the represented Record

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Calendar	getCreationTime() Return the instant when this Record was created.
String	getId() Return the unique id for this Record
String	getRecordType() Return the Record Type
Set<String>	getRequiredFields()
Map<String,Serializable>	getResourceProperties() Return all resource-specific properties.
Serializable	getResourceProperty(String key) Return the value of the given resource property.
void	setCreationTime(Calendar creationTime) The CreationTime is automatically created by the implementation Class.
void	setId(String id) The ID SHOULD be automatically created by the implementation Class.
void	setResourceProperties(Map<String,? extends Serializable> resourceSpecificProperties) Set all resource-specific properties, replacing existing ones
void	setResourceProperty(String key, Serializable value) Set the value of the given resource property.
void	validate() Validate the Resource Record.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

ID

static final String ID

KEY : The unique identifier for the Record The ID SHOULD automatically created by the implementation class.

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Constant Field Values

CREATION_TIME

static final String CREATION_TIME

KEY : The instant when the Record was created. The value MUST be recorded in UTC milliseconds from the epoch.

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Constant Field Values

RECORD_TYPE

static final String RECORD_TYPE

KEY : The Type of the represented Record

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getRequiredFields

Set<String> getRequiredFields()

Returns:

a Set containing the keys of required fields

getRecordType

String getRecordType()

Return the Record Type

Returns:

Record Type

getId

String getId()

Return the unique id for this Record

Returns:

Record Unique ID

setId

void setId(String id)
           throws InvalidValueException

The ID SHOULD be automatically created by the implementation Class. Set the ID only if you really know what you are going to do. Set the unique id for this Record

Parameters:

id - Unique ID

Throws:

InvalidValueException

getCreationTime

Calendar getCreationTime()

Return the instant when this Record was created.

Returns:

the creation time for this Record

setCreationTime

void setCreationTime(Calendar creationTime)
                     throws InvalidValueException

The CreationTime is automatically created by the implementation Class. Set the CreationTime only if you really know what you are going to do. Set the instant when this Record was created.

Parameters:

creationTime - Creation Time

Throws:

InvalidValueException

getResourceProperties

Map<String,Serializable> getResourceProperties()

Return all resource-specific properties. The returned Map is a copy of the internal representation. Any modification to the returned Map MUST not affect the object

Returns:

a Map containing the properties

setResourceProperties

void setResourceProperties(Map<String,? extends Serializable> resourceSpecificProperties)
                           throws InvalidValueException

Set all resource-specific properties, replacing existing ones

Throws:

InvalidValueException

getResourceProperty

Serializable getResourceProperty(String key)

Return the value of the given resource property.

Parameters:

key - the key of the requested property

Returns:

the value of the given resource property

setResourceProperty

void setResourceProperty(String key,
                       Serializable value)
                         throws InvalidValueException

Set the value of the given resource property. If the key has the value of one of the predefined property, the value is validated.

Parameters:

key - the key of the requested property

value - the value of the given resource property

Throws:

InvalidValueException

validate

void validate()
              throws InvalidValueException

Validate the Resource Record. The validation check if all the Required Field are set and has valid value.

Throws:

InvalidValueException