Package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.resources

Interface VirtualService

All Superinterfaces:
org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element, org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Entity, org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement, org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ERElement, GCubeResource, org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.IdentifiableElement, org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ModelElement, org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource, Serializable, Service
All Known Implementing Classes:
VirtualServiceImpl
@ResourceSchema(facets=, resources=) @TypeMetadata(name="VirtualService", description="VirtualService is an abstract service (non-physically existing service) worth being represented as an existing Service for management purposes. Examples of usage include cases where a set of services has to be managed like an existing unit. This resource is essential from infrastructure management point of view because it allows easily sharing a pool of services across VREs as a single unit. VirtualService mainly consists of a service definition which uses relations to [ConfigurationTemplate](type:ConfigurationTemplate), [EService](type:EService), [Software](type:Software) (using [Demands](type:Demands) relation) to properly support the sharing across VREs. The correct sharing is feasible thanks to the [PropagationConstraint](type:PropagationConstraint) of the model. The IS provides only the support for resource sharing as a bundle. Instead, the actions required to deploy a [Software](type:Software) are a responsibility of the service invoking the sharing operation. This resource emerged thanks to the experience matured with gCube IS V.1 (gCore Based IS) where this resource was represented as a Generic Resource containing the list of the resource\u2019s ids forming the bundle which often led to inconsistency.", version="1.0.0") @Change(version="1.0.0", description="First Version") public interface VirtualService extends Service
VirtualService is an abstract service (non-physically existing service) worth being represented as an existing Service for management purposes. Examples of usage include cases where set of services have to be managed like an existing unit. This resource is essential from infrastructure management point of view because it allows easily sharing a pool of services across VREs as a single unit. VirtualService mainly consists of a service definition which uses relations to ConfigurationTemplate, EService, Software (using Demands relation) to properly support the sharing across VREs. The correct sharing is feasible thanks to the PropagationConstraint of the model. The IS provides only the support for resource sharing as a bundle. Instead, the actions required to deploy a Software are a responsibility of the service invoking the sharing operation. This resource emerged thanks to the experience matured with gCube IS V.1 (gCore Based IS) where this resource was represented as a Generic Resource containing the list of the resource’s ids forming the bundle, which often led to inconsistency.
Author:
Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    NAME
    The name associated with this resource

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element

    DATETIME_PATTERN, REDACTED, TYPE_PROPERTY, UNKNOWN_USER

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ERElement

    CONTEXTS_PROPERTY

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.IdentifiableElement

    ID_PROPERTY, METADATA_PROPERTY

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ModelElement

    EXPECTED_TYPE_PROPERTY, SUPERTYPES_PROPERTY

    Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource

    CONSISTS_OF_PROPERTY, IS_RELATED_TO_PROPERTY

  • Method Summary

    Static Methods
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static VirtualService
    getDefaultInstance()
    Returns a default instance of VirtualService

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Element

    getTypeName

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.entities.EntityElement

    getID, getMetadata, setID, setMetadata

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ERElement

    getContexts

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.resources.GCubeResource

    getIdentificationFacet

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.ModelElement

    getExpectedType, getSupertypes

    Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource

    addFacet, addFacet, addFacet, attachResource, getConsistsOf, getConsistsOf, getConsistsOf, getFacets, getFacets, getFacets, getIsRelatedTo, getIsRelatedTo

  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • getDefaultInstance

      static VirtualService getDefaultInstance()
      Returns a default instance of VirtualService
      Returns:
      a default instance of VirtualService