SunONE Application Server v8.0 PE

javax.xml.registry.infomodel
Interface RegistryObject

All Superinterfaces:
ExtensibleObject
All Known Subinterfaces:
Association, AuditableEvent, Classification, ClassificationScheme, Concept, ExternalIdentifier, ExternalLink, ExtrinsicObject, Organization, RegistryEntry, RegistryPackage, Service, ServiceBinding, SpecificationLink, User

public interface RegistryObject
extends ExtensibleObject

The RegistryObject class is an abstract base class used by most classes in the model. It provides minimal metadata for registry objects. It also provides methods for accessing related objects that provide additional dynamic metadata for the registry object.

Author:
Farrukh S. Najmi
See Also:
RegistryEntry

Method Summary
 void addAssociation(Association association)
          Adds specified Association to use this object as source.
 void addAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
          Adds specified Associations to use this object as source.
 void addClassification(Classification classification)
          Adds specified Classification to this object.
 void addClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
          Adds specified Classifications to this object.
 void addExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier)
          Adds specified ExternalIdentifier as an external identifier to this object.
 void addExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
          Adds specified ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifiers to this object.
 void addExternalLink(ExternalLink externalLink)
          Adds specified ExternalLink to this object.
 void addExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
          Adds specified ExternalLinks to this object.
 java.util.Collection getAssociatedObjects()
          Returns the collection of RegistryObject instances associated with this object.
 java.util.Collection getAssociations()
          Gets all Associations where this object is source.
 java.util.Collection getAuditTrail()
          Returns the complete audit trail of all requests that effected a state change in this object as an ordered Collection of AuditableEvent objects.
 java.util.Collection getClassifications()
          Gets the Classification instances that classify this object.
 InternationalString getDescription()
          Gets the textual description for this object.
 java.util.Collection getExternalIdentifiers()
          Returns the ExternalIdentifiers associated with this object that are external identifiers for this object.
 java.util.Collection getExternalLinks()
          Returns the ExternalLinks associated with this object.
 Key getKey()
          Gets the key representing the universally unique ID (UUID) for this object.
 LifeCycleManager getLifeCycleManager()
          Returns the LifeCycleManager that created this object.
 InternationalString getName()
          Gets the user-friendly name of this object.
 Concept getObjectType()
          Gets the object type that best describes the RegistryObject.
 java.util.Collection getRegistryPackages()
          Returns the Package associated with this object.
 Organization getSubmittingOrganization()
          Gets the Organization that submitted this RegistryObject.
 void removeAssociation(Association association)
          Removes specified Association from this object.
 void removeAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
          Removes specified Associations from this object.
 void removeClassification(Classification classification)
          Removes specified Classification from this object.
 void removeClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
          Removes specified Classifications from this object.
 void removeExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier)
          Removes specified ExternalIdentifier as an external identifier from this object.
 void removeExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
          Removes specified ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifiers from this object.
 void removeExternalLink(ExternalLink externalLink)
          Removes specified ExternalLink from this object.
 void removeExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
          Removes specified ExternalLinks from this object.
 void setAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
          Replaces all previous Associations from this object with specified Associations.
 void setClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
          Replaces all previous Classifications with specified Classifications.
 void setDescription(InternationalString description)
          Sets the context independent textual description for this object.
 void setExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
          Replaces all previous external identifiers with specified Collection of ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifier.
 void setExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
          Replaces all previous ExternalLinks with specified ExternalLinks.
 void setKey(Key key)
          Sets the key representing the universally unique ID (UUID) for this object.
 void setName(InternationalString name)
          Sets user-friendly name of object in repository.
 java.lang.String toXML()
          Returns a registry provider specific XML representation of this Object.
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.registry.infomodel.ExtensibleObject
addSlot, addSlots, getSlot, getSlots, removeSlot, removeSlots
 

Method Detail

getKey

public Key getKey()
           throws JAXRException
Gets the key representing the universally unique ID (UUID) for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
the Key for this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getDescription

public InternationalString getDescription()
                                   throws JAXRException
Gets the textual description for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
the description for this object which must not be null
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setDescription

public void setDescription(InternationalString description)
                    throws JAXRException
Sets the context independent textual description for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
description - the description for this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getName

public InternationalString getName()
                            throws JAXRException
Gets the user-friendly name of this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
the name for this object which must not be null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setName

public void setName(InternationalString name)
             throws JAXRException
Sets user-friendly name of object in repository.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
name - the name for this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setKey

public void setKey(Key key)
            throws JAXRException
Sets the key representing the universally unique ID (UUID) for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
key - the key for this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

toXML

public java.lang.String toXML()
                       throws JAXRException
Returns a registry provider specific XML representation of this Object. This may be used as a last resort back door way to get to a provider specific information element that is not accessible via the API. Implementation may choose to throw a UnsupportedCapabilityException.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
the String containing the XML representation for this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addClassification

public void addClassification(Classification classification)
                       throws JAXRException
Adds specified Classification to this object. Silently replaces the classifiedObject in Classification with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
classification - the Classification being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addClassifications

public void addClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
                        throws JAXRException
Adds specified Classifications to this object. Silently replaces the classifiedObject in Classifications with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
classifications - the Collection of Classifications being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeClassification

public void removeClassification(Classification classification)
                          throws JAXRException
Removes specified Classification from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
classification - the Classification being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeClassifications

public void removeClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
                           throws JAXRException
Removes specified Classifications from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
classifications - the Collection of Classifications being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setClassifications

public void setClassifications(java.util.Collection classifications)
                        throws JAXRException
Replaces all previous Classifications with specified Classifications.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
classifications - the Collection of Classifications being set
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getClassifications

public java.util.Collection getClassifications()
                                        throws JAXRException
Gets the Classification instances that classify this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
Collection of Classification instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
Classification

getAuditTrail

public java.util.Collection getAuditTrail()
                                   throws JAXRException
Returns the complete audit trail of all requests that effected a state change in this object as an ordered Collection of AuditableEvent objects.

Capability Level: 1
This method must throw UnsupportedCapabilityException in lower capability levels.

Returns:
Collection of AuditableEvent instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
AuditableEvent

addAssociation

public void addAssociation(Association association)
                    throws JAXRException
Adds specified Association to use this object as source. Silently replaces the sourceObject in Association with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
association - the Association being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addAssociations

public void addAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
                     throws JAXRException
Adds specified Associations to use this object as source. Silently replaces the sourceObject in Associations with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
associations - the Collection of Associations being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeAssociation

public void removeAssociation(Association association)
                       throws JAXRException
Removes specified Association from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
association - the Association being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeAssociations

public void removeAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
                        throws JAXRException
Removes specified Associations from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
associations - the Collection of Associations being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setAssociations

public void setAssociations(java.util.Collection associations)
                     throws JAXRException
Replaces all previous Associations from this object with specified Associations.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
associations - the Collection of Associations being set
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getAssociations

public java.util.Collection getAssociations()
                                     throws JAXRException
Gets all Associations where this object is source.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
Collection of Association instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
Association

getAssociatedObjects

public java.util.Collection getAssociatedObjects()
                                          throws JAXRException
Returns the collection of RegistryObject instances associated with this object.

Capability Level: 1
This method must throw UnsupportedCapabilityException in lower capability levels.

Returns:
Collection of RegistryObject instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
RegistryObject

addExternalIdentifier

public void addExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier)
                           throws JAXRException
Adds specified ExternalIdentifier as an external identifier to this object. Silently replaces the registryObject in ExternalIdentifier with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalIdentifier - the ExternalIdentifier being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addExternalIdentifiers

public void addExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
                            throws JAXRException
Adds specified ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifiers to this object. Silently replaces the registryObject in ExternalIdentifiers with reference to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalIdentifiers - the Collection of ExternalIdentifiers being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeExternalIdentifier

public void removeExternalIdentifier(ExternalIdentifier externalIdentifier)
                              throws JAXRException
Removes specified ExternalIdentifier as an external identifier from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalIdentifier - the ExternalIdentifier being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeExternalIdentifiers

public void removeExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
                               throws JAXRException
Removes specified ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifiers from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalIdentifiers - the Collection of ExternalIdentifiers being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setExternalIdentifiers

public void setExternalIdentifiers(java.util.Collection externalIdentifiers)
                            throws JAXRException
Replaces all previous external identifiers with specified Collection of ExternalIdentifiers as an external identifier.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalIdentifiers - the Collection of ExternalIdentifiers being set
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getExternalIdentifiers

public java.util.Collection getExternalIdentifiers()
                                            throws JAXRException
Returns the ExternalIdentifiers associated with this object that are external identifiers for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
Collection of ExternalIdentifier instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
ExternalIdentifier

addExternalLink

public void addExternalLink(ExternalLink externalLink)
                     throws JAXRException
Adds specified ExternalLink to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addExternalLinks

public void addExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
                      throws JAXRException
Adds specified ExternalLinks to this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalLinks - the Collection of ExternalLinks being added
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeExternalLink

public void removeExternalLink(ExternalLink externalLink)
                        throws JAXRException
Removes specified ExternalLink from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalLink - the ExternalLink being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeExternalLinks

public void removeExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
                         throws JAXRException
Removes specified ExternalLinks from this object.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:
externalLinks - the Collection of ExternalLinks being removed
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setExternalLinks

public void setExternalLinks(java.util.Collection externalLinks)
                      throws JAXRException
Replaces all previous ExternalLinks with specified ExternalLinks.

Capability Level: 0

Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getExternalLinks

public java.util.Collection getExternalLinks()
                                      throws JAXRException
Returns the ExternalLinks associated with this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
Collection of ExternalLink instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
ExternalLink

getObjectType

public Concept getObjectType()
                      throws JAXRException
Gets the object type that best describes the RegistryObject.

Capability Level: 1
This method must throw UnsupportedCapabilityException in lower capability levels.

Returns:
the object type as a Concept within the pre-defined ClassificationScheme named ObjectType
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getSubmittingOrganization

public Organization getSubmittingOrganization()
                                       throws JAXRException
Gets the Organization that submitted this RegistryObject.

Returns:
the Organization that submitted this object to the registry
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getRegistryPackages

public java.util.Collection getRegistryPackages()
                                         throws JAXRException
Returns the Package associated with this object.

Capability Level: 1
This method must throw UnsupportedCapabilityException in lower capability levels.

Returns:
Collection of RegistryPackage instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
See Also:
RegistryPackage

getLifeCycleManager

public LifeCycleManager getLifeCycleManager()
                                     throws JAXRException
Returns the LifeCycleManager that created this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:
the LifeCycleManager objet that created this object
Throws:
JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

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