org.gcube.common
Class Harvester

java.lang.Object
  org.gcube.common.Harvester

public class Harvester
extends Object

Version:

0.1

Author:

David Uvalle, david.uvalle@gmail.com

Constructor Summary

Harvester(String baseUrl)
Constructs the harvester using a repository URL.

Method Summary

Record	getRecord(String identifier, String metadataPrefix) Returns a Record object harvested by his identifier using 'oai_dc' as metadataPrefix
ResumptionToken	getResumptionToken()
Identify	identify() Returns an Identify object containing information about the OAI respository.
List<Header>	listIdentifiers(String metadataPrefix) Returns a List of Header type.
List<Header>	listIdentifiers(String from, String until, String set, String metadataPrefix) Returns a List of Header type, using selective harvesting.
List<MetadataFormat>	listMetadataFormats() Returns a List of MetadataFormats supported by the repository.
List<MetadataFormat>	listMetadataFormats(String identifier) Returns a List of MetadataFormats from a given identifier.
RecordIterator	listRecords(String metadataPrefix) Harvest all the Records from a repository
RecordIterator	listRecords(String from, String until, String set, String metadataPrefix) Selective harvest of Records from a repository
List<Set>	listSets() Returns a List of Set type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Harvester

public Harvester(String baseUrl)
          throws Exception

Constructs the harvester using a repository URL.

Parameters:

baseUrl - A repository valid URL.

Throws:

Exception

Method Detail

identify

public Identify identify()
                  throws Exception

Returns an Identify object containing information about the OAI respository.

Returns:

A Identify object.

Throws:

Exception

listIdentifiers

public List<Header> listIdentifiers(String from,
                                    String until,
                                    String set,
                                    String metadataPrefix)
                             throws Exception

Returns a List of Header type, using selective harvesting.

Parameters:

from - A date.

until - A date.

set - A set name supported by the respository.

Returns:

List

Throws:

Exception

listIdentifiers

public List<Header> listIdentifiers(String metadataPrefix)
                             throws Exception

Returns a List of Header type.

Returns:

A List of headers.

Throws:

Exception

listMetadataFormats

public List<MetadataFormat> listMetadataFormats()
                                         throws Exception

Returns a List of MetadataFormats supported by the repository.

Returns:

A List of MetadataFormats.

Throws:

Exception

listMetadataFormats

public List<MetadataFormat> listMetadataFormats(String identifier)
                                         throws Exception

Returns a List of MetadataFormats from a given identifier.

Parameters:

identifier - valid OAI document identifier.

Returns:

List

Throws:

Exception

listSets

public List<Set> listSets()
                   throws Exception

Returns a List of Set type.

Returns:

List

Throws:

Exception

getRecord

public Record getRecord(String identifier,
                        String metadataPrefix)
                 throws Exception

Returns a Record object harvested by his identifier using 'oai_dc' as metadataPrefix

Parameters:

identifier - A OAI document identifier.

Returns:

Record

Throws:

Exception

listRecords

public RecordIterator listRecords(String from,
                                  String until,
                                  String set,
                                  String metadataPrefix)
                           throws Exception

Selective harvest of Records from a repository

Parameters:

from - A date.

until - A date.

set - A set supported by the repository.

Returns:

RecordIterator

Throws:

Exception

listRecords

public RecordIterator listRecords(String metadataPrefix)
                           throws FileNotFoundException,
                                  Exception

Harvest all the Records from a repository

Returns:

RecordIterator

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

Exception

getResumptionToken

public ResumptionToken getResumptionToken()
                                   throws Exception

Throws:

Exception