com.sapportals.wcm.repository.manager

Interface IRepositoryManager

public interface IRepositoryManager

A repository manager implements the access to resources of a particular repository.

Copyright 2004 SAP AG

Method Summary

Collection	getAllServices() Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5
Properties	getConfig() Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getConfiguration()
IConfiguration	getConfiguration() Returns the configuration data of this repository manager.
String	getDescription() Returns the description of this manager.
IResourceEventBroker	getEventBroker() Returns a reference to this repsitory's event broker
String	getID() Returns the manager id
NameInfo	getNameInfo() Returns an object that contains information about the attributes of resource names supported by this repository manager.
String	getPrefix() Returns the prefix config parameter.
IPropertySearchManager	getPropertySearchManager(IResource resource) Get a reference to the property search manager for the repository
ISecurityManager	getSecurityManager(IResource resource) Get a reference to the security manager for the repository
IRepositoryService	getService(String type) Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getService() method in IRepositoryServiceFactory
ISupportedOptionSet	getSupportedOptions(IResource resource) Returns a set of supported operations.
boolean	isServiceAvailable(String type) Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getService() method in IRepositoryServiceFactory

Method Detail

getSecurityManager

public ISecurityManager getSecurityManager(IResource resource)
                                    throws ResourceException

Get a reference to the security manager for the repository

Parameters:

resource - The resource to manage

Returns:

The security manager

Throws:

ResourceException - Exception raised in failure situation

getPropertySearchManager

public IPropertySearchManager getPropertySearchManager(IResource resource)
                                                throws ResourceException

Get a reference to the property search manager for the repository

Parameters:

resource - The resource to manage

Returns:

The security manager

Throws:

ResourceException - Exception raised in failure situation

getPrefix

public String getPrefix()

Returns the prefix config parameter.

Returns:

The prefix string

getConfig

public Properties getConfig()

Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getConfiguration()

Returns:

config

getConfiguration

public IConfiguration getConfiguration()

Returns the configuration data of this repository manager.

Returns:

the configuration data of this repository manager.

getID

public String getID()

Returns the manager id

Returns:

The id

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns the description of this manager.

Returns:

The description

getEventBroker

public IResourceEventBroker getEventBroker()

Returns a reference to this repsitory's event broker

Returns:

The event broker instance

getAllServices

public Collection getAllServices()
                          throws ResourceException

Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5

Returns all registered services for this repository

Returns:

A collection of IRepositoryServer references

Throws:

ResourceException

getService

public IRepositoryService getService(String type)
                              throws ResourceException

Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getService() method in IRepositoryServiceFactory

Returns a reference to a service for this repository

Parameters:

type - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

IRepositoryService The service reference

Throws:

ResourceException

isServiceAvailable

public boolean isServiceAvailable(String type)
                           throws ResourceException

Deprecated. As of EP 5.0 SP5, replaced by getService() method in IRepositoryServiceFactory

Checks if a service is avaible.

Parameters:

type - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

serviceAvailable

Throws:

ResourceException

getSupportedOptions

public ISupportedOptionSet getSupportedOptions(IResource resource)

Returns a set of supported operations. In case of a null resource, the repository shall return the set of all supported operations.

Parameters:

resource - TBD: Description of the incoming method parameter

Returns:

The supported operations

getNameInfo

public NameInfo getNameInfo()

Returns an object that contains information about the attributes of resource names supported by this repository manager.

Returns:

nameInfo