DataHubTypeService (hybris Commerce Suite 1905)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingTypeService, CanonicalTypeService, UniqueTypeService
```
public interface DataHubTypeService
```
This service provides canonical item type definitions for the data access operations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`deriveTypeCode(com.hybris.datahub.dto.item.ItemData item)`	Determines type of the specified item.
`boolean`	`exists(java.lang.String code)`	Determines whether a canonical type matching the specified type code exists in a DataHub.
`java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>`	`getAllTypeCodes()`	Retrieves codes of all types defined in a DataHub.
`com.hybris.cockpitng.dataaccess.facades.type.DataType`	`getType(java.lang.String code)`	Retrieves definition of a data type.

- Method Detail
  - exists
```
boolean exists(java.lang.String code)
```
    Determines whether a canonical type matching the specified type code exists in a DataHub.
    
    Parameters:
    
    code - a type code to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if the type exists; false, otherwise.
  - getAllTypeCodes
```
java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> getAllTypeCodes()
```
    Retrieves codes of all types defined in a DataHub.
    
    Returns:
    
    a collection of all type codes existing in a DataHub.
  - getType
```
com.hybris.cockpitng.dataaccess.facades.type.DataType getType(java.lang.String code)
```
    Retrieves definition of a data type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    code - type code for the data type to retrieve.
    
    Returns:
    
    details about how the type is defined or null, if the type does not exist.
  - deriveTypeCode
```
java.lang.String deriveTypeCode(com.hybris.datahub.dto.item.ItemData item)
```
    Determines type of the specified item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - an item to determine type of.
    
    Returns:
    
    code of the item's type.