com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface MdRepositoryUtil

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

public interface MdRepositoryUtil
extends java.rmi.Remote

The interface defining the utility class for retrieving repository information.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_REPOS Custom repository type
static java.lang.String	FOUNDATION_REPOS Foundation repository type
static java.lang.String	PROJECT_REPOS Project repository type

Method Summary

void	dispose() Destroy all memory allocated for object and release from RMI
java.util.List	getDependentRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID) Gets a list of any dependent repositories that may exist the specified repository.
java.lang.String	getRepositoryIDFromName(java.lang.String name) Get the id for a repository given the repository name
java.lang.String	getRepositoryName(java.lang.String repositoryID) Gets the name of a repository given its id.
java.lang.String	getRepositoryType(java.lang.String repositoryID) Gets the type of a repository given the repository id.
java.util.List	getUsedByRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID) Gets a list of repositories that use the specified repository.
boolean	hasDependentRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID) Returns true if the given repository has any dependent repositories
boolean	isCustomType(java.lang.String repositoryID) Returns true if the repository is a Custom repository
boolean	isDependentRepository(java.lang.String repositoryID) Returns true if the given repository is a dependent repository.
boolean	isFoundationType(java.lang.String repositoryID) Returns true if the repository is a Foundation repository
boolean	isProjectType(java.lang.String repositoryID) Returns true if the repository is a Project repository

Field Detail

FOUNDATION_REPOS

static final java.lang.String FOUNDATION_REPOS

Foundation repository type

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_REPOS

static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_REPOS

Custom repository type

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Constant Field Values

PROJECT_REPOS

static final java.lang.String PROJECT_REPOS

Project repository type

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

dispose

void dispose()
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Destroy all memory allocated for object and release from RMI

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryType

java.lang.String getRepositoryType(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                                   throws MdException,
                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the type of a repository given the repository id. Repository types returned include Foundation, Custom, or Project. A null is returned if the repository type cannot be found.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

the type of repository

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryIDFromName

java.lang.String getRepositoryIDFromName(java.lang.String name)
                                         throws MdException,
                                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the id for a repository given the repository name

Parameters:

name - the name of the repository

Returns:

the repository id

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryName

java.lang.String getRepositoryName(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                                   throws MdException,
                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the name of a repository given its id.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

the name of a the repository

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getDependentRepositories

java.util.List getDependentRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                                        throws MdException,
                                               java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets a list of any dependent repositories that may exist the specified repository.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

a list of dependent repository ids

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getUsedByRepositories

java.util.List getUsedByRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                                     throws MdException,
                                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets a list of repositories that use the specified repository.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

a list of used by repository ids

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isDependentRepository

boolean isDependentRepository(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                              throws MdException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns true if the given repository is a dependent repository.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the repository is a dependent

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

hasDependentRepositories

boolean hasDependentRepositories(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                                 throws MdException,
                                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns true if the given repository has any dependent repositories

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if there are dependent repositories

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isFoundationType

boolean isFoundationType(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                         throws MdException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns true if the repository is a Foundation repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Foundation, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isCustomType

boolean isCustomType(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                     throws MdException,
                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns true if the repository is a Custom repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Custom, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isProjectType

boolean isProjectType(java.lang.String repositoryID)
                      throws MdException,
                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns true if the repository is a Project repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Project, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException