com.sas.services.information.metadata
Class Metadata

com.sas.services.information.metadata.Metadata

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetadataInterface, PublicObjectInterface, java.io.Serializable, java.rmi.Remote

Direct Known Subclasses:

Content, Folder, OMRHost, OMRPromptDefinition, OMRPromptGroup, com.sas.services.information.metadata.OMRSoftwareComponent, Remarks

public class Metadata
implements PublicObjectInterface, MetadataInterface, java.io.Serializable

An abstract class to represent objects that can exist in multiple types of repositories.

Users should avoid casting to this class. Instead, cast objects to MetadataInterface.

Since:

1.0

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.util.Map	_actionInterfaces
protected java.util.ArrayList	_children
protected boolean	_isCompatible
protected boolean	_isDestroyPending
protected boolean	_isReadCompatible
protected long	_myRefreshInterval
protected int	_myState
protected java.util.Date	_omrCreateDate
protected java.util.Date	_omrModifyDate
protected RepositoryInterface	_repository
protected int	_repositoryFlag
protected java.lang.Object	_repositoryObject
protected long	_treeRefreshTime
static java.text.SimpleDateFormat[]	formats Date formats using for Date parsing.
protected static java.util.TimeZone	gmtZone GMT timezone.
protected static java.lang.String	OMSOBJ_STRING
static int	REPOSITORY_DAV The object is from a DAV Repository.
static int	REPOSITORY_LOMR The object is from OMI, using local jOMA
static int	REPOSITORY_NONE No repository type has been set.
static int	REPOSITORY_OMR The object is from an OMI Repository.
protected static java.lang.String	SLASH

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.MetadataInterface

METADATA_STATE_DELETED, METADATA_STATE_DESTROYED, METADATA_STATE_NEW, METADATA_STATE_NORMAL, PERMISSION_READMETADATA, PERMISSION_WRITEMETADATA

Constructor Summary

	Metadata() Default constructor.
protected	Metadata(java.lang.Class theClass) Constructs an instance using the specified class to determine appropriate RMI socket factories.
	Metadata(java.lang.Object o) Construct a new Metadata object with Object o.
protected	Metadata(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class theClass) Construct a new Metadata object with Object o.

Method Summary

void	add() Add a new metadata item to the repository.
void	addAccessControl(AccessControlEntryInterface ace) Add an Access Control item to this object.
void	addAttribute(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Add an attribute with the given name and value
void	addAttributes(java.util.Map attributeMap) Add a number of attributes - names and values are given in the map.
void	addDocument(DocumentInterface doc) Add an associated Document to this object.
void	addExtension(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String type) Add an extension to the current set of extensions
void	addGroup(GroupInterface group) Add this object to a group.
void	addImplementor(SoftwareComponentInterface softwareComponent) Add a SoftwareComponent as an implementor of this object.
void	addKeyword(java.lang.String keyword) Add a keyword to this object.
void	addObjectProperty(PropertyInterface property) Add a property to this object.
void	addObjectProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String type) Add a new property to this metadata object.
void	addPermissions(java.util.List identities, java.util.List permissions) Add a set of permissions for a set of identities for this metadata object.
void	addProcessorInterface(java.lang.String interfaceClassName, com.sas.services.information.publicobject.ProcessorInterface actionInterface) Add an action interface to this class.
void	addPrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt) Add a prompt to this object.
void	addPropertySet(PropertySetInterface propertySet) Add a property set to this object.
void	addRemark(RemarksInterface remark) Add a remark to this smart object
void	addResponsibleParty(com.sas.services.information.publicobject.Responsibility newResponsibility) Add a new responsibleParty to this object.
protected void	addToList(java.util.List list, java.lang.Object o)
void	addTransactionListener(MetadataInterface mi) Add a listener to receive event notifications when a transaction is committed or rolled back.
void	addUsedByPrototype(MetadataInterface prototyped) Add an object which uses this object as a prototype.
void	checkin() Check out the item
void	checkout() Check out the item
protected void	checkPulse(boolean dieOnDeleted) Check the state of this object instance.
static void	clearInformationService()
void	commit() Commit changes that have been made to this object to the parent.
MetadataInterface	copyTo(FolderInterface folder, java.lang.String name) Make a copy of this object.
int	countAssociatedObjects(java.lang.String association) Count the objects associated to this one via a named association.
void	delete() Delete this object from its repository.
void	deleteAttribute(java.lang.String key) Delete a specific attribute
void	deleteAttributes(java.util.List attributes) Delete a list of attributes.
protected void	deleteRootObject(com.sas.metadata.remote.Root object)
void	destroy() Destroy this object, clearing any object references, freeing any resources in use, and rendering it unusable for future use.
static MetadataInterface	fromByteArray(RepositoryInterface ri, byte[] data)
java.util.List	getAccessControls() Get a list of the Access Controls on this object.
java.lang.String	getAttribute(java.lang.String key) Get the value of the attribute with the given key/name.
java.util.Map	getAttributes() Get a list of all the attributes.
AuthorizationUtilInterface	getAuthorizationUtil() Obtain the AuthorizationUtil Interface for this object
PublicObjectContainerInterface	getContainer() Returns the container or parent object.
java.util.Date	getCreateDate() Get a Date object representing the time the metadata was created.
protected com.sas.storage.editableproperties.PropertyList	getDefaultLocalizableProperties()
java.lang.String	getDescription() Get the object description.
java.util.List	getDocuments() Get the List of Documents associated with this object.
java.lang.String	getEntityKey() Get the entity key for this item.
java.lang.String	getEntityURL() Get a "standard" URL for a metadata object.
java.util.List	getExtensions() Get the extensions for this object.
java.util.List	getGroups() Get the list of groups this object is a member of.
java.lang.String	getGUID() Get a string representing a unique Identifier for this object.
java.lang.String	getIdentifier() Get the unique ID of this object.
java.util.List	getIdentities() Get all the identities that are associated to this metadata object through permissions.
java.util.List	getImplementors() Get a List of the SoftwareComponent Implementors for this object.
static InformationServiceInterface	getInformationService() Get an instance of the Information Service.
java.util.List	getKeywords() Get a list of keywords associated with this object.
java.lang.String	getLockedBy() Get the value of the LockedBy attribute for a metadata object.
java.util.Date	getModifyDate() Get a Date object representing the time the metadata was last updated.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of the object.
java.util.List	getObjectProperties() Get the Property objects associated with this metadata object.
java.net.URI	getObjectURI() This method is currently not being implemented and is reserved for future use.
FolderInterface	getParent() Return the FolderInterface that contains this object.
java.lang.String	getParentPath(java.lang.String rootFolderName) Get the parent path for this object.
java.util.List	getParents() Return a List of Folder objects that represent the parent(s) of this object in the hierarchy.
java.lang.String	getPath(java.lang.String rootFolderName) Get the path of this object from the root folder, including the object name.
java.util.List	getPaths(java.lang.String rootFolderName) Get all valid paths for this object.
PathUrl	getPathUrl() Get the SBIP URL.
PathUrl	getPathUrl(java.lang.String rootTreeName) Get the SBIP URL.
PermissionInterface	getPermission(IdentityInterface identity, PermissionInterface permission) Get a permission that matches the requested permission for the requested identity on this metadata object.
java.util.List	getPermissions(IdentityInterface identity) Get all the permissions that apply to this object.
java.util.List	getPermissions(IdentityInterface identity, java.lang.String[] inheritedPermissions) Get all the permissions that apply to this object.
java.util.List	getPreviousVersionNames() Gets a list of previous version names
PropertyGroupInterface	getPrimaryPropertyGroup() Get this object's primary PropertyGroup object.
com.sas.services.information.publicobject.ProcessorInterface	getProcessorInterface(java.lang.String interfaceClassName) Get the specified action interface.
BaseOMRPromptInterface	getPrompt() Get the first prompt on this object.
java.util.List	getPrompts() Get the List of prompts associated with this object.
com.sas.services.information.metadata.propertybag.PropertyBagInterface	getPropertyBag() Get a "bag" of properties from the metadata object.
java.util.List	getPropertySets() Get a List of the property sets that are associated with this object.
java.util.List	getRemarksList() Return a List of Remarks objects that represent the dicussion threads related to this object.
java.lang.String	getReposId() Get the repository identifier for this object.
RepositoryInterface	getRepository() Get the handle to the repository for this object.
java.lang.Object	getRepositoryEntity() Get the object that was returned directly from the repository.
java.lang.String	getRepositoryName() Get the repository name that this object resides in.
java.lang.String	getReposKey() Get a String that can be passed directly to a RepositoryInterface.fetch method.
java.util.List	getResponsibleParties() Get the responsible parties for this object.
int	getState() Get the state of this metadata object.
int	getTrackingId() Deprecated. Tracking ids are no longer supported.
static long	getTreeRefresh() Get the interval for keeping the parent tree information before forcing a trip to the server to refresh it.
java.lang.String	getType() Get the object type.
TypeDescriptorInterface	getTypeDescriptor() Get the type descriptor which should have the information from the Type Dictionary in metadata available for the clients.
com.sas.util.UsageVersion	getUsageVersion() Return the usage version of the metadata.
java.util.List	getUsedByPrototypes() Get the List of objects which use this object as a prototype.
MetadataInterface	getUsingPrototype() Get the prototype which this object uses for description/validation.
MetadataInterface	getVersion(java.lang.String versionName) Return a smart object that represents a particular version
int	hashCode()
boolean	isAuthorized(java.lang.String permission) Check for a specific permission on this object by the user that owns the connection to the repository.
boolean	isCompatible() Return a boolean indicating if this object is fully compatible with the version of the metadata.
protected boolean	isConnectionException(java.lang.Throwable ex)
boolean	isDeleted() Returns true if the delete method has been called on this object.
boolean	isDestroyed() Returns true if the backing connection, or infrastructure has been closed, rendering this object unusable.
boolean	isLoggingEnabled(int level, java.lang.String context)
boolean	isLoggingEnabled(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String context)
boolean	isObjectAlive() Check to be sure the object still exists in the metadata server.
boolean	isReadCompatible() Return a boolean indicating if this object is read compatible with the version of the metadata.
void	logFormat(int level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.
void	logFormat(int level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.
void	logFormat(int level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1, java.lang.Object arg2) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.
void	logFormat(int level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1, java.lang.Object arg2, java.lang.Object arg3) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.
void	logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0)
void	logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1)
void	logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1, java.lang.Object arg2)
void	logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String context, java.util.ResourceBundle bundle, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object arg0, java.lang.Object arg1, java.lang.Object arg2, java.lang.Object arg3)
void	logMessage(int level, java.lang.String message) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level instead.
void	logMessage(int level, java.lang.String message, java.lang.String context, java.lang.Throwable t) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level instead.
void	logMessage(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String message)
void	logMessage(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String message, java.lang.String context, java.lang.Throwable t)
void	logThrowable(int level, java.lang.String message, java.lang.String context, java.lang.Throwable t) Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.
void	logThrowable(org.apache.log4j.Level level, java.lang.String message, java.lang.String context, java.lang.Throwable t)
java.lang.String	mapNameToFilesystem(int hostOS, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String suffix) Map the metadata object name to a file system path.
java.lang.String	mapUrlToFilesystem(int hostOS, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String suffix) Map the metadata object's SBIP Url to a file system path.
void	moveTo(FolderInterface folder) Move this object to a new folder.
java.lang.Object	newServiceObject() For objects that support it, get an "active" interface for the metadata object.
protected void	notifyTransactionListeners()
void	refresh() Refresh the data for this object from the repository.
void	removeAccessControl(AccessControlEntryInterface ace) Remove an Access Control item from this object.
void	removeDocument(DocumentInterface doc) Remove a document from this object's Documents association.
void	removeExtension(java.lang.String name) Remove an Extension from the current extension set.
protected void	removeFromList(java.util.List list, java.lang.Object o)
void	removeGroup(GroupInterface group) Remove this object from a group.
void	removeImplementor(SoftwareComponentInterface softwareComponent) Remove a SoftwareComponent from the list of implementors on this object.
void	removeKeyword(java.lang.String keyword) Remove a keyword from this object.
void	removeObjectProperty(PropertyInterface property) Remove a Property from this object.
void	removePermissions(java.util.List identities, java.util.List permissions) Remove permissions matching the identities and permission list.
void	removePrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt) Remove a prompt from this object.
void	removePropertySet(PropertySetInterface propertySet) Remove a property set from this object.
void	removeResponsibleParty(com.sas.services.information.publicobject.Responsibility responsibility) Remove a responsible party from this metadata object.
void	removeUsedByPrototype(MetadataInterface prototyped) Remove an object from the list prototyped by this object.
void	rollback() Roll back changes to this object, and all objects that have been updated or created in the child repository.
void	setAttribute(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Set the value of an attribute to the given value
void	setAttributes(java.util.Map attributeMap) Set a number of attributes - names and values are given in the map
protected void	setCompatibility(com.sas.util.UsageVersion oldestVersion, com.sas.util.UsageVersion currentVersion)
protected void	setDefaultLocalizableProperties(com.sas.storage.editableproperties.PropertyMap map)
void	setDeleted() Mark this object deleted.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Set the object description.
void	setDocuments(java.util.List docs) Set the list of Documents associated with this object.
void	setExtensions(java.util.List extensionList) Set the list of extensions on this metadata object.
void	setGroups(java.util.List groups) Set the list of groups this object belongs to.
void	setGUID(java.lang.String guid) Set the GUID string for this object.
void	setKeywords(java.util.List keywords) Set the keyword collection on this object.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set the name of the object.
void	setObjectProperties(java.util.List propertyList) Set the collection of Properties associated with this object.
void	setPermission(IdentityInterface identity, PermissionInterface permission) Set a new permission on this metadata object.
void	setPrimaryPropertyGroup(PropertyGroupInterface pgroup) Set this object's primary property group object.
void	setPrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt) Set the prompt on this object.
void	setPrompts(java.util.List prompts) Set the List of Prompts on this object.
void	setRemarksList(java.util.List remarks) Sets the list of Remarks objects that represent the dicussion threads related to this object.
void	setRepository(RepositoryInterface repository) Set the repository that this item exists in.
static void	setTreeRefresh(long interval) Set the interval for keeping the parent tree information before forcing a trip to the server to refresh it.
void	setUsingPrototype(MetadataInterface prototype) Set the prototype which is used by this object for description/validation.
MetadataInterface	startTransaction() Start a Transaction for this Metadata object.
byte[]	toByteArray() Write the state of the object to a byte array.
java.lang.String	toString()
void	transactionEvent(MetadataInterface mi) Notify this object that a child transaction has completed either because of a commit or a rollback.
void	uncheckout() Check out the item
void	update() Persist any changes to the object back to the repository.
void	updateFromBag(com.sas.services.information.metadata.propertybag.PropertyBagInterface propertyBag)
protected void	validateNameAndFolder(FolderInterface targetFolder)
protected void	validateNameAndFolder(FolderInterface targetFolder, MetadataNameConstraint constraint)
void	version() Version control the item

Field Detail

REPOSITORY_NONE

public static final int REPOSITORY_NONE

No repository type has been set. Probably the object is uninitialized.

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Constant Field Values

REPOSITORY_OMR

public static final int REPOSITORY_OMR

The object is from an OMI Repository.

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Constant Field Values

REPOSITORY_DAV

public static final int REPOSITORY_DAV

The object is from a DAV Repository.

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REPOSITORY_LOMR

public static final int REPOSITORY_LOMR

The object is from OMI, using local jOMA

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Constant Field Values

formats

public static final java.text.SimpleDateFormat[] formats

Date formats using for Date parsing.

gmtZone

protected static final java.util.TimeZone gmtZone

GMT timezone.

OMSOBJ_STRING

protected static final java.lang.String OMSOBJ_STRING

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Constant Field Values

SLASH

protected static final java.lang.String SLASH

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Constant Field Values

_repositoryFlag

protected int _repositoryFlag

_repositoryObject

protected java.lang.Object _repositoryObject

_repository

protected RepositoryInterface _repository

_children

protected java.util.ArrayList _children

_treeRefreshTime

protected long _treeRefreshTime

_myRefreshInterval

protected long _myRefreshInterval

_omrCreateDate

protected java.util.Date _omrCreateDate

_omrModifyDate

protected java.util.Date _omrModifyDate

_myState

protected int _myState

_isDestroyPending

protected boolean _isDestroyPending

_actionInterfaces

protected java.util.Map _actionInterfaces

_isCompatible

protected boolean _isCompatible

_isReadCompatible

protected boolean _isReadCompatible

Constructor Detail

Metadata

protected Metadata(java.lang.Class theClass)
            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Constructs an instance using the specified class to determine appropriate RMI socket factories.

Parameters:

theClass - Class which will be used to determine the appropriate RMI socket factories.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if unable to export the remote object.

Metadata

public Metadata()
         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Default constructor. There's no entity or repository. This isn't an interesting object yet.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if unable to export the remote object.

Metadata

protected Metadata(java.lang.Object o,
                   java.lang.Class theClass)
            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Construct a new Metadata object with Object o. Figure out what kind of repository it came from to set the the repository flag.

Use this constructor if you want to determine RMI socket factories using the subclass's class instead of this object's class. Use Metadata(Object) if you want to employ RMI socket factories based on this class instead of the subclass's class.

Parameters:

o - The object used to initialize this object.

theClass - The subclass's class which will be used to determine appropriate RMI socket factories.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if unable to export a remote object.

Metadata

public Metadata(java.lang.Object o)
         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Construct a new Metadata object with Object o. Figure out what kind of repository it came from to set the the repository flag.

Use this constructor if you want to determine RMI socket factories using this object's class instead of the subsclass's class. Use Metadata(Object, Class) if you want to employ RMI socket factories based on the subclass instead of this class.

Parameters:

o - The object used to initialize this object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

Method Detail

setTreeRefresh

public static void setTreeRefresh(long interval)

Set the interval for keeping the parent tree information before forcing a trip to the server to refresh it.

Parameters:

interval - The interval in milliseconds to keep the cached tree information

getTreeRefresh

public static long getTreeRefresh()

Get the interval for keeping the parent tree information before forcing a trip to the server to refresh it.

Returns:

The interval in milliseconds to keep the cached tree information.

getInformationService

public static InformationServiceInterface getInformationService()
                                                         throws ServiceException

Get an instance of the Information Service.

Returns:

An InformationService instance.

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of a discovery error.

clearInformationService

public static void clearInformationService()

getState

public int getState()
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the state of this metadata object.

Specified by:

getState in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

An int represtenting the state of this object. Will be one of the MetadataInterface.METADATA_STATE_* statics.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

isDeleted

public boolean isDeleted()
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Returns true if the delete method has been called on this object.

Specified by:

isDeleted in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

True if delete has been called, false otherwise.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

setDeleted

public void setDeleted()
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Mark this object deleted. This gets done automatically if delete is called through the MetadataInterface, but if the object is deleted through some other mechanism, this will indicate that the smart object is no longer usable. Clients should generally not use this method. It doesn't actually delete the object. Use the delete method for that.

Specified by:

setDeleted in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

isDestroyed

public boolean isDestroyed()
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Returns true if the backing connection, or infrastructure has been closed, rendering this object unusable.

Specified by:

isDestroyed in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

True if the object has been destroyed.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

destroy

public void destroy()
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Destroy this object, clearing any object references, freeing any resources in use, and rendering it unusable for future use.

Specified by:

destroy in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

getLockedBy

public java.lang.String getLockedBy()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the value of the LockedBy attribute for a metadata object. This represents the user who has checked an object out. If the object is not checked out, this will return an empty string.

Specified by:

getLockedBy in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The user with the object checked out, or "".

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the name of the object.

Specified by:

getName in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

The name String for the object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the name of the object.

Specified by:

setName in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

name - The name of the object in the repository.

Throws:

java.lang.RuntimeException - If a rename would cause a naming collision in the parent folder.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()
                                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the object description.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The object description String.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the object description.

Specified by:

setDescription in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

description - The description String for the object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getGUID

public java.lang.String getGUID()
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a string representing a unique Identifier for this object.

Specified by:

getGUID in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A unique identifier string for this object, or null if none was set.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setGUID

public void setGUID(java.lang.String guid)
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                    java.lang.IllegalStateException

Set the GUID string for this object.

Specified by:

setGUID in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

guid - The guid string for this object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the object already has an assigned GUID.

getReposId

public java.lang.String getReposId()
                            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the repository identifier for this object. The repository ID uniquely identifies the object within the repository.

Specified by:

getReposId in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A String with the repository identifier.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getRepositoryName

public java.lang.String getRepositoryName()
                                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the repository name that this object resides in. If this is an OMR object, it returns the repository name, otherwise it returns the repository's Information Service configured name.

Specified by:

getRepositoryName in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The repository name.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getReposKey

public java.lang.String getReposKey()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a String that can be passed directly to a RepositoryInterface.fetch method. This string will have the repository ID plus the type (separated by a "/").

Specified by:

getReposKey in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A String with the repository ID and type that can be passed to the fetch method.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the object type. Subclasses of Metadata will return a repository-neutral type string. If no subclass exists, Metadata returns the repository-specific type.

Specified by:

getType in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A type string for the object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

add

public void add()
         throws ServiceException,
                java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a new metadata item to the repository.

Specified by:

add in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of a network error.

update

public void update()
            throws ServiceException,
                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Persist any changes to the object back to the repository. This is not done automatically in most cases. Any change to metadata requires an update call to write it to the back end server.

Specified by:

update in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if an error occurs in the repository.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

refresh

public void refresh()
             throws ServiceException,
                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Refresh the data for this object from the repository.

Specified by:

refresh in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

delete

public void delete()
            throws ServiceException,
                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Delete this object from its repository. This may be overridden by subclasses to perform clean up operations on other objects that may be dependent on this one.

Specified by:

delete in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of a repository failure.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of a network failure.

deleteRootObject

protected void deleteRootObject(com.sas.metadata.remote.Root object)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getTrackingId

public final int getTrackingId()
                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Tracking ids are no longer supported.

Get the tracking ID for this object. This is generated on a per-JVM basis, and incremented for every MetadataInterface object that gets instantiated.

Specified by:

getTrackingId in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The tracking ID.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getRepositoryEntity

public final java.lang.Object getRepositoryEntity()
                                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the object that was returned directly from the repository. In the case of OMR data, this will be a CMetadata subclass.

Specified by:

getRepositoryEntity in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The repository-specific object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getEntityKey

public java.lang.String getEntityKey()
                              throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                                     ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the entity key for this item. The key should have sufficient information to look up the object again at a later time.

Specified by:

getEntityKey in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The entity key.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the repository hasn't been set on this object.

ServiceException - If an error occurs getting the repository URL.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getEntityURL

public java.lang.String getEntityURL()
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a "standard" URL for a metadata object. The entity key, while in a URL-ish format, has some extra stuff on it. This method returns a string that can be passed as-is to the Information Service fetchEntityByURL method.

Specified by:

getEntityURL in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A URL string representing this metadata object.

Throws:

ServiceException - In the event of a service failure.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPathUrl

public PathUrl getPathUrl()
                   throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                          ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the SBIP URL. This is an object that contains the repository name, the path from a root to the object, the object's name and the object's type. In the SAS Metadata Server, an object is in a rooted Tree if it has a path to a Tree that's associated to a SoftwareComponent with a ClassIdentifier of "E5F27790-2149-11D6-8828-AA0004006D06", and a name of "BIP Service".

Specified by:

getPathUrl in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

a PathUrl value with the object's location in a rooted tree. If the object isn't in a rooted tree, null is returned.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the repository was never set on this object.

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote object error occurs.

getPathUrl

public PathUrl getPathUrl(java.lang.String rootTreeName)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                          ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the SBIP URL. This is an object that contains the repository name, the path from a root to the object, the object's name and the object's type. In the SAS Metadata Server, an object is in a rooted Tree if it has a path to a Tree that's associated to a SoftwareComponent with a ClassIdentifier of "E5F27790-2149-11D6-8828-AA0004006D06", and a name of "BIP Service". This method looks for a path to a specific root folder.

Parameters:

rootTreeName - The name of the tree rooted at the BIP SoftwareComponent.

Returns:

a PathUrl value with the object's location in the rooted tree. If the object isn't in a tree with the given name, rooted at the BIP SoftwareComponent, null is returned.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the repository was never set on this object.

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote object error occurs.

setRepository

public void setRepository(RepositoryInterface repository)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the repository that this item exists in.

Specified by:

setRepository in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

repository - A handle to the repository for this object.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the repository has already been set.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getRepository

public RepositoryInterface getRepository()
                                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the handle to the repository for this object.

Specified by:

getRepository in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A handle to the repository this item exists in.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getKeywords

public java.util.List getKeywords()
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a list of keywords associated with this object.

Specified by:

getKeywords in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of String keywords.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addKeyword

public void addKeyword(java.lang.String keyword)
                throws ServiceException,
                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a keyword to this object.

Specified by:

addKeyword in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

keyword - a new String to add as a keyword.

Throws:

ServiceException - if an error occurs in the repository.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

removeKeyword

public void removeKeyword(java.lang.String keyword)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove a keyword from this object.

Specified by:

removeKeyword in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

keyword - The keyword to remove.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

setKeywords

public void setKeywords(java.util.List keywords)
                 throws ServiceException,
                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the keyword collection on this object.

Specified by:

setKeywords in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

keywords - The list of keywords to set on this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - In the event of repository failure.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of network failure.

getObjectProperties

public java.util.List getObjectProperties()
                                   throws ServiceException,
                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the Property objects associated with this metadata object. This method only returns the properties that are directly associated with this object, not through PropertySets or PropertGroups.

Specified by:

getObjectProperties in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of PropertyInterface objects. If there are no properties associated with this object, an empty list will be returned.

Throws:

ServiceException - In the event of repository errors.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addObjectProperty

public void addObjectProperty(PropertyInterface property)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a property to this object.

Specified by:

addObjectProperty in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

property - The Property to add.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addObjectProperty

public void addObjectProperty(java.lang.String name,
                              java.lang.String propertyName,
                              java.lang.String value,
                              java.lang.String type)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a new property to this metadata object. The new property metadata is created and associated to this metadata object.

Specified by:

addObjectProperty in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

name - The name of the property object.

propertyName - The PropertyName attribute of the property.

value - The DefaultValue attribute of the property.

type - The Type from ISDefs. This should be one of: PROPERTYTYPE_BOOLEAN, PROPERTYTYPE_INTEGER, PROPERTYTYPE_STRING, PROPERTYTYPE_MULTILINE, PROPERTYTYPE_FLOAT, PROPERTYTYPE_DATE, PROPERTYTYPE_COLOR, PROPERTYTYPE_FILENAME, PROPERTYTYPE_GENERIC.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

removeObjectProperty

public void removeObjectProperty(PropertyInterface property)
                          throws ServiceException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Remove a Property from this object.

Specified by:

removeObjectProperty in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

property - The Property to remove.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setObjectProperties

public void setObjectProperties(java.util.List propertyList)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the collection of Properties associated with this object. Any properties currently associated with this object that aren't in the list will be deleted if they would be orphaned.

Specified by:

setObjectProperties in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

propertyList - The new List of Properties to associate with this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPropertySets

public java.util.List getPropertySets()
                               throws ServiceException,
                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get a List of the property sets that are associated with this object.

Specified by:

getPropertySets in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of PropertySetInterface objects. If no property sets are associated with this object, an empty list is returned.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addPropertySet

public void addPropertySet(PropertySetInterface propertySet)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a property set to this object.

Specified by:

addPropertySet in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

propertySet - A PropertySetInterface to associate with this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removePropertySet

public void removePropertySet(PropertySetInterface propertySet)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Remove a property set from this object.

Specified by:

removePropertySet in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

propertySet - The PropertySet to remote from this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPath

public java.lang.String getPath(java.lang.String rootFolderName)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the path of this object from the root folder, including the object name. Clients should consider using the getPathUrl method to get path information.

Specified by:

getPath in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

rootFolderName - The name of the root folder for the path. If null is passed in, the default BIP Tree name is used.

Returns:

A String path or null if no valid path exists from the specified root folder to the current object.

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of repository failure.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getParentPath

public java.lang.String getParentPath(java.lang.String rootFolderName)
                               throws ServiceException,
                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the parent path for this object. It includes the path from the root tree object to the folder that contains this object. The object name itself isn't included. Clients should consider using the getPathUrl method to get path information.

Specified by:

getParentPath in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

rootFolderName - Name of the root folder for the path. If null is passed in, the default BIP tree name is used.

Returns:

A string path or null if no valid path exists from the specified root folder to the current object.

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of repository errors.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getPaths

public java.util.List getPaths(java.lang.String rootFolderName)
                        throws ServiceException,
                               java.rmi.RemoteException

Get all valid paths for this object.

Specified by:

getPaths in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

rootFolderName - Name of the root folder for the path.

Returns:

A List of String paths or null if no valid path exists from the specified root folder to the current object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

newServiceObject

public java.lang.Object newServiceObject()
                                  throws ServiceException,
                                         java.rmi.RemoteException

For objects that support it, get an "active" interface for the metadata object. For instance, com.sas.services.information.metadata.StoredProcess returns a com.sas.services.storedProcess.StoredProcess object.

Specified by:

newServiceObject in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The "active" object for this metadata.

Throws:

ServiceException - if an error occurs

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getParents

public java.util.List getParents()
                          throws ServiceException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Return a List of Folder objects that represent the parent(s) of this object in the hierarchy.

Specified by:

getParents in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a List value

Throws:

ServiceException - if an error occurs

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure

getParent

public FolderInterface getParent()
                          throws ServiceException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Return the FolderInterface that contains this object. For objects in the SAS Folder hierarchy, there should be exactly one parent folder.

Specified by:

getParent in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The FolderInterface that contains this object as a member.

Throws:

ServiceException - if an error occurs

java.rmi.RemoteException - if an error occurs

getCreateDate

public java.util.Date getCreateDate()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a Date object representing the time the metadata was created.

Specified by:

getCreateDate in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a Date with the date/time the metadata was created.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getModifyDate

public java.util.Date getModifyDate()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a Date object representing the time the metadata was last updated.

Specified by:

getModifyDate in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a Date with the time the metadata was last updated.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getRemarksList

public java.util.List getRemarksList()
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Return a List of Remarks objects that represent the dicussion threads related to this object.

Specified by:

getRemarksList in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

List of Remarks. The discussion threads related to this object

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setRemarksList

public void setRemarksList(java.util.List remarks)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the list of Remarks objects that represent the dicussion threads related to this object.

Specified by:

setRemarksList in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

remarks - The discussion threads related to this object

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getPermission

public PermissionInterface getPermission(IdentityInterface identity,
                                         PermissionInterface permission)
                                  throws ServiceException,
                                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a permission that matches the requested permission for the requested identity on this metadata object. If none exists, return null.

Specified by:

getPermission in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identity - An IdentityInterface for the identity to find the permission for.

permission - The permission to look for.

Returns:

A matching Permission, or null if none was found.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setPermission

public void setPermission(IdentityInterface identity,
                          PermissionInterface permission)
                   throws ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Set a new permission on this metadata object.

Specified by:

setPermission in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identity - An IdentityInterface for the identity for the new permission.

permission - The new permission to add.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getPermissions

public java.util.List getPermissions(IdentityInterface identity)
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get all the permissions that apply to this object.

Specified by:

getPermissions in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identity - The identity to get permissions for.

Returns:

a List of com.sas.services.security.Permission objects that apply to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getPermissions

public java.util.List getPermissions(IdentityInterface identity,
                                     java.lang.String[] inheritedPermissions)
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get all the permissions that apply to this object.

Specified by:

getPermissions in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identity - The identity to get permissions for.

inheritedPermissions - An array of Strings containing the inherited permissions to look for.

Returns:

a List of com.sas.services.security.Permission objects that apply to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - in the event of repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getIdentities

public java.util.List getIdentities()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Get all the identities that are associated to this metadata object through permissions.

Specified by:

getIdentities in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a List of IdentityInterface objects that have some permission defined for this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addPermissions

public void addPermissions(java.util.List identities,
                           java.util.List permissions)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a set of permissions for a set of identities for this metadata object. All the identities in the List will get all the permissions provided.

Specified by:

addPermissions in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identities - A List of IdentityInterface objects for whom to set the provided permissions.

permissions - a List of com.sas.services.security.Permission objects that specify the permissions to set for these identities.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

removePermissions

public void removePermissions(java.util.List identities,
                              java.util.List permissions)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove permissions matching the identities and permission list.

Specified by:

removePermissions in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

identities - A List of com.sas.services.information.metadata.IdentityInterface objects for whom to remove the permissions.

permissions - A List of com.sas.services.security.PermissionInterface objects to remove for the identities.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getAccessControls

public java.util.List getAccessControls()
                                 throws ServiceException,
                                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a list of the Access Controls on this object.

Specified by:

getAccessControls in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of AccessControlEntryInterface objects.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addAccessControl

public void addAccessControl(AccessControlEntryInterface ace)
                      throws ServiceException,
                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Add an Access Control item to this object.

Specified by:

addAccessControl in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

ace - An AccessControlInterface object to add to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

removeAccessControl

public void removeAccessControl(AccessControlEntryInterface ace)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove an Access Control item from this object.

Specified by:

removeAccessControl in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

ace - An AccessControl object to remove from this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

moveTo

public void moveTo(FolderInterface folder)
            throws ServiceException,
                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Move this object to a new folder. Any current parent folders will be removed, and replaced with the one provided. If folder is null, no action will be taken.

Specified by:

moveTo in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

folder - The new parent Folder of this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

copyTo

public MetadataInterface copyTo(FolderInterface folder,
                                java.lang.String name)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Make a copy of this object. A new object will be created with all attributes, and keywords copied from the original. The new object's name will be set from the name argument. If the folder is null, if this object has only one parent, the new object will have the same parent Folder. If it has no parent, or more than one, the new object will not have a parent.

Specified by:

copyTo in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

folder - The folder to be the parent of the new object.

name - The name of the new object.

Returns:

The new copy of this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getExtensions

public java.util.List getExtensions()
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the extensions for this object.

Specified by:

getExtensions in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a List of ExtensionInterface objects.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addExtension

public void addExtension(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String value,
                         java.lang.String type)
                  throws ServiceException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Add an extension to the current set of extensions

Specified by:

addExtension in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

name - The new extension name.

value - The new extension value.

type - The new extension value type.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

removeExtension

public void removeExtension(java.lang.String name)
                     throws ServiceException,
                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove an Extension from the current extension set.

Specified by:

removeExtension in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

name - The name of the extension to remove.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setExtensions

public void setExtensions(java.util.List extensionList)
                   throws ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the list of extensions on this metadata object. All existing extensions are deleted, and the new set is added.

Specified by:

setExtensions in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

extensionList - A List of ExtensionInterface objects. The order of creation needs to be create all of the Extensions, then call this method, then call update.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

isAuthorized

public boolean isAuthorized(java.lang.String permission)
                     throws ServiceException,
                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Check for a specific permission on this object by the user that owns the connection to the repository.

Specified by:

isAuthorized in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

permission - The permission string to check for.

Returns:

true if the permission is granted by the server, false otherwise.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

countAssociatedObjects

public int countAssociatedObjects(java.lang.String association)
                           throws ServiceException,
                                  java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Count the objects associated to this one via a named association. This count is done without security checks on.

Specified by:

countAssociatedObjects in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

association - The association name to count.

Returns:

The count of objects in the association.

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

startTransaction

public MetadataInterface startTransaction()
                                   throws ServiceException,
                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Start a Transaction for this Metadata object. This will create a child repository to the current repository, move a copy of this object to the child, and return the new MetadataInterface object. This new object can be updated without changing the current cache. The updates can be committed, or rolled back.

Specified by:

startTransaction in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

a new MetadataInterface object that exists in the temporary child repository.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

commit

public void commit()
            throws ServiceException,
                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Commit changes that have been made to this object to the parent. This will update the parent cache and disable the child repository that this object is using. If this object isn't in a child repository, a ServiceException will be thrown. If an exception is thrown during the commit, you must perform a rollback to close the transaction.

Specified by:

commit in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs. If a ServiceException is thrown, you must perform a rollback to close the transaction.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

rollback

public void rollback()
              throws ServiceException,
                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Roll back changes to this object, and all objects that have been updated or created in the child repository. This will dispose of the changes and disable the child repository. If this object isn't in a child repository, a ServiceException will be thrown.

Specified by:

rollback in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

transactionEvent

public void transactionEvent(MetadataInterface mi)
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Notify this object that a child transaction has completed either because of a commit or a rollback.

Specified by:

transactionEvent in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

mi - The child object that has completed its transaction.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addTransactionListener

public void addTransactionListener(MetadataInterface mi)
                            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a listener to receive event notifications when a transaction is committed or rolled back. This method is intended for use by the Metadata class, and should not be used by external classes.

Specified by:

addTransactionListener in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

mi - The metadata object to alert that a transaction has committed or rolled back.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

notifyTransactionListeners

protected void notifyTransactionListeners()
                                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logMessage

public void logMessage(int level,
                       java.lang.String message,
                       java.lang.String context,
                       java.lang.Throwable t)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level instead.

Specified by:

logMessage in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

level - The level at which to log this message: LoggerInterface.WARN, LoggerInterface.ERROR, etc.

message - The formatted message to output.

context - The logging context for which to output this message. This is usually the fully qualified java class name. If null or zero length, this will default to "com.sas.services.information.metadata".

t - An optional exception to log.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

logMessage

public void logMessage(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                       java.lang.String message,
                       java.lang.String context,
                       java.lang.Throwable t)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logThrowable

public void logThrowable(int level,
                         java.lang.String message,
                         java.lang.String context,
                         java.lang.Throwable t)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.

Parameters:

level -

message -

context -

t -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logThrowable

public void logThrowable(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                         java.lang.String message,
                         java.lang.String context,
                         java.lang.Throwable t)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(int level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.

Parameters:

level -

context -

bundle -

key -

arg0 -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(int level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.

Parameters:

level -

context -

bundle -

key -

arg0 -

arg1 -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(int level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1,
                      java.lang.Object arg2)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.

Parameters:

level -

context -

bundle -

key -

arg0 -

arg1 -

arg2 -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1,
                      java.lang.Object arg2)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(int level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1,
                      java.lang.Object arg2,
                      java.lang.Object arg3)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level.

Parameters:

level -

context -

bundle -

key -

arg0 -

arg1 -

arg2 -

arg3 -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logFormat

public void logFormat(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                      java.lang.String context,
                      java.util.ResourceBundle bundle,
                      java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object arg0,
                      java.lang.Object arg1,
                      java.lang.Object arg2,
                      java.lang.Object arg3)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logMessage

public void logMessage(int level,
                       java.lang.String message)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Deprecated. Use the version that takes an org.apache.log4j.Level instead.

Parameters:

level -

message -

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

logMessage

public void logMessage(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                       java.lang.String message)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

addRemark

public void addRemark(RemarksInterface remark)
               throws ServiceException,
                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a remark to this smart object

Specified by:

addRemark in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

remark - The remark to be added to this smart object

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

isLoggingEnabled

public boolean isLoggingEnabled(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                                java.lang.String context)
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

isLoggingEnabled

public boolean isLoggingEnabled(int level,
                                java.lang.String context)
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Specified by:

isLoggingEnabled in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

level - The level to check: LoggerInterface.WARN, LoggerInterface.ERROR, etc.

context - The logging context to check the level for. This is usually the fully qualified java class name.

Returns:

True if logging enabled at the given level for the given context.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

mapNameToFilesystem

public java.lang.String mapNameToFilesystem(int hostOS,
                                            java.lang.String prefix,
                                            java.lang.String suffix)
                                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                            java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Map the metadata object name to a file system path.

Specified by:

mapNameToFilesystem in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

hostOS - The host operating system. Valid values include Names.UNKNOWN, Names.WINDOWS, Names.UNIX, Names.ZOS_HFS, Names.ZOS_PDS and Names.WEBDAV.

prefix - The prefix to use when creating the file system path.

suffix - The suffix to use when creating the file system path.

Returns:

String The file system path.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If a null name is specified or if an invalid host operating system value is specified.

mapUrlToFilesystem

public java.lang.String mapUrlToFilesystem(int hostOS,
                                           java.lang.String prefix,
                                           java.lang.String suffix)
                                    throws ServiceException,
                                           java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                           java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Map the metadata object's SBIP Url to a file system path.

Specified by:

mapUrlToFilesystem in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

hostOS - The host operating system. Valid values include Names.UNKNOWN, Names.WINDOWS, Names.UNIX, Names.ZOS_HFS, Names.ZOS_PDS and Names.WEBDAV.

prefix - The prefix to use when creating the file system path.

suffix - The suffix to use when creating the file system path.

Returns:

String The file system path.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If a null name is specified or if an invalid host operating system value is specified.

getPropertyBag

public com.sas.services.information.metadata.propertybag.PropertyBagInterface getPropertyBag()
                                                                                      throws ServiceException,
                                                                                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get a "bag" of properties from the metadata object. A Map contains the attributes applicable to the metadata object. The default implementation is to load the map with the default simple attributes. All the values are String objects. Subclasses may override this and return complex objects.

Specified by:

getPropertyBag in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A Map of attributes for this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

updateFromBag

public void updateFromBag(com.sas.services.information.metadata.propertybag.PropertyBagInterface propertyBag)
                   throws ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Specified by:

updateFromBag in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

addToList

protected void addToList(java.util.List list,
                         java.lang.Object o)

removeFromList

protected void removeFromList(java.util.List list,
                              java.lang.Object o)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

checkPulse

protected void checkPulse(boolean dieOnDeleted)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Check the state of this object instance. If it's been destroyed, throw an IllegalStateException which will get surfaced to the client application and hopefully handled.

Parameters:

dieOnDeleted - Throw IllegalStateException if the object has been deleted.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the instance has been destroyed.

getAttribute

public java.lang.String getAttribute(java.lang.String key)
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the value of the attribute with the given key/name.

Specified by:

getAttribute in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

key - The name of the attribute to return.

Returns:

The value of the named attribute. Null if none exists.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getAttributes

public java.util.Map getAttributes()
                            throws ServiceException,
                                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a list of all the attributes.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A Map of all the attributes of this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.String value)
                  throws ServiceException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the value of an attribute to the given value

Specified by:

setAttribute in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

key - The attribute name to set.

value - The value to set on the attribute.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.String value)
                  throws ServiceException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Add an attribute with the given name and value

Specified by:

addAttribute in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

key - The name of the attribute to set.

value - The value to set on the attribute.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

deleteAttribute

public void deleteAttribute(java.lang.String key)
                     throws ServiceException,
                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Delete a specific attribute

Specified by:

deleteAttribute in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

key - The name of the attribute to delete.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setAttributes

public void setAttributes(java.util.Map attributeMap)
                   throws ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Set a number of attributes - names and values are given in the map

Specified by:

setAttributes in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

attributeMap - A Map of attributes to set on the object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addAttributes

public void addAttributes(java.util.Map attributeMap)
                   throws ServiceException,
                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a number of attributes - names and values are given in the map.

Specified by:

addAttributes in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

attributeMap - A Map of attributes to add to the object.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

deleteAttributes

public void deleteAttributes(java.util.List attributes)
                      throws ServiceException,
                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Delete a list of attributes.

Specified by:

deleteAttributes in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

attributes - List (of String) property names

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

toByteArray

public byte[] toByteArray()
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Write the state of the object to a byte array.

Specified by:

toByteArray in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The byte array containing the state of the object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

fromByteArray

public static MetadataInterface fromByteArray(RepositoryInterface ri,
                                              byte[] data)
                                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                              ServiceException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

ServiceException

version

public void version()
             throws ServiceException,
                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Version control the item

Specified by:

version in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

checkout

public void checkout()
              throws ServiceException,
                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Check out the item

Specified by:

checkout in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

checkin

public void checkin()
             throws ServiceException,
                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Check out the item

Specified by:

checkin in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

uncheckout

public void uncheckout()
                throws ServiceException,
                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Check out the item

Specified by:

uncheckout in interface MetadataInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getPreviousVersionNames

public java.util.List getPreviousVersionNames()
                                       throws ServiceException,
                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets a list of previous version names

Specified by:

getPreviousVersionNames in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

List of previous version names

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getVersion

public MetadataInterface getVersion(java.lang.String versionName)
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Return a smart object that represents a particular version

Specified by:

getVersion in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

versionName - The name of the version to return

Returns:

MetadataInterface A smart object representing the requested version

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addDocument

public void addDocument(DocumentInterface doc)
                 throws ServiceException,
                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add an associated Document to this object.

Specified by:

addDocument in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

doc - The document to associate with this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removeDocument

public void removeDocument(DocumentInterface doc)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Remove a document from this object's Documents association.

Specified by:

removeDocument in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

doc - The document to remove from the Documents association.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setDocuments

public void setDocuments(java.util.List docs)
                  throws ServiceException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Set the list of Documents associated with this object.

Specified by:

setDocuments in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

docs - A List of DocumentInterface objects to associate with this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getDocuments

public java.util.List getDocuments()
                            throws ServiceException,
                                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the List of Documents associated with this object.

Specified by:

getDocuments in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of DocumentInterface objects.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addGroup

public void addGroup(GroupInterface group)
              throws ServiceException,
                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add this object to a group.

Specified by:

addGroup in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

group - The group to add this object to.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removeGroup

public void removeGroup(GroupInterface group)
                 throws ServiceException,
                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Remove this object from a group.

Specified by:

removeGroup in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

group - The group to remove this object from.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setGroups

public void setGroups(java.util.List groups)
               throws ServiceException,
                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Set the list of groups this object belongs to.

Specified by:

setGroups in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

groups - The set of groups this object belongs to. Upon successful completion, this object will be a member of the listed groups, and no others. If this list is empty, or null, the object will be removed from all groups.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getGroups

public java.util.List getGroups()
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the list of groups this object is a member of.

Specified by:

getGroups in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The List of GroupInterface objects this object is a member of.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPrimaryPropertyGroup

public PropertyGroupInterface getPrimaryPropertyGroup()
                                               throws ServiceException,
                                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get this object's primary PropertyGroup object.

Specified by:

getPrimaryPropertyGroup in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A PropertyGroupInterface object; this object's primary property group.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setPrimaryPropertyGroup

public void setPrimaryPropertyGroup(PropertyGroupInterface pgroup)
                             throws ServiceException,
                                    java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Set this object's primary property group object.

Specified by:

setPrimaryPropertyGroup in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

pgroup - The PropertyGroupInterface object which is this object's primary property group.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a service level error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getImplementors

public java.util.List getImplementors()
                               throws ServiceException,
                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a List of the SoftwareComponent Implementors for this object.

Specified by:

getImplementors in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of SoftwareComponentInterface objects associated to this object as Implementors.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addImplementor

public void addImplementor(SoftwareComponentInterface softwareComponent)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a SoftwareComponent as an implementor of this object.

Specified by:

addImplementor in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

softwareComponent - The SoftwareComponent implementor.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removeImplementor

public void removeImplementor(SoftwareComponentInterface softwareComponent)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove a SoftwareComponent from the list of implementors on this object.

Specified by:

removeImplementor in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

softwareComponent - The SoftwareComponentInterface to remove from the implementors list.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getUsingPrototype

public MetadataInterface getUsingPrototype()
                                    throws ServiceException,
                                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the prototype which this object uses for description/validation.

Specified by:

getUsingPrototype in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A PrototypeInterface object which this object uses for its definition.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setUsingPrototype

public void setUsingPrototype(MetadataInterface prototype)
                       throws ServiceException,
                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the prototype which is used by this object for description/validation.

Specified by:

setUsingPrototype in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prototype - The MetadataInterface object which defines the parameters, associations, and properties appropriate to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getUsedByPrototypes

public java.util.List getUsedByPrototypes()
                                   throws ServiceException,
                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the List of objects which use this object as a prototype.

Specified by:

getUsedByPrototypes in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of objects that use this object as a prototype.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addUsedByPrototype

public void addUsedByPrototype(MetadataInterface prototyped)
                        throws ServiceException,
                               java.rmi.RemoteException

Add an object which uses this object as a prototype.

Specified by:

addUsedByPrototype in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prototyped - An object which is prototyped by this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removeUsedByPrototype

public void removeUsedByPrototype(MetadataInterface prototyped)
                           throws ServiceException,
                                  java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove an object from the list prototyped by this object.

Specified by:

removeUsedByPrototype in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prototyped - The object which is no longer prototyped by this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPrompts

public java.util.List getPrompts()
                          throws ServiceException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the List of prompts associated with this object.

Specified by:

getPrompts in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of BaseOMRPromptInterface objects associated with this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setPrompts

public void setPrompts(java.util.List prompts)
                throws ServiceException,
                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the List of Prompts on this object.

Specified by:

setPrompts in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prompts - A List of BaseOMRPromptInterface objects.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addPrompt

public void addPrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt)
               throws ServiceException,
                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a prompt to this object.

Specified by:

addPrompt in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prompt - A BaseOMRPromptInterface object to add to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removePrompt

public void removePrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt)
                  throws ServiceException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove a prompt from this object.

Specified by:

removePrompt in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prompt - The BaseOMRPromptInterface to remove from this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getPrompt

public BaseOMRPromptInterface getPrompt()
                                 throws ServiceException,
                                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the first prompt on this object. If more than one prompt is associated to this object, only the first one is returned.

Specified by:

getPrompt in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The first prompt associated to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setPrompt

public void setPrompt(BaseOMRPromptInterface prompt)
               throws ServiceException,
                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the prompt on this object. If there are already prompts associated with this object, they are removed and only this prompt will be associated to the object.

Specified by:

setPrompt in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

prompt - The prompt object to associate to this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addProcessorInterface

public void addProcessorInterface(java.lang.String interfaceClassName,
                                  com.sas.services.information.publicobject.ProcessorInterface actionInterface)
                           throws ServiceException

Add an action interface to this class.

Specified by:

addProcessorInterface in interface PublicObjectInterface

Parameters:

interfaceClassName -

actionInterface -

Throws:

ServiceException

getProcessorInterface

public com.sas.services.information.publicobject.ProcessorInterface getProcessorInterface(java.lang.String interfaceClassName)
                                                                                   throws ServiceException,
                                                                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the specified action interface.

Specified by:

getProcessorInterface in interface PublicObjectInterface

Parameters:

interfaceClassName -

Returns:

Processor.

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getIdentifier

public java.lang.String getIdentifier()
                               throws ServiceException,
                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: PublicObjectInterface

Get the unique ID of this object.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

String

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getContainer

public PublicObjectContainerInterface getContainer()
                                            throws ServiceException,
                                                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Returns the container or parent object. In most cases, this method will return the parent folder that contains this object. However, this method should be overridden by any object type that is contained by a non-folder object.

Specified by:

getContainer in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

PublicObjectContainerInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getTypeDescriptor

public TypeDescriptorInterface getTypeDescriptor()
                                          throws ServiceException,
                                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: PublicObjectInterface

Get the type descriptor which should have the information from the Type Dictionary in metadata available for the clients.

Specified by:

getTypeDescriptor in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

TypeDescriptorInterface

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getObjectURI

public java.net.URI getObjectURI()
                          throws ServiceException

Description copied from interface: PublicObjectInterface

This method is currently not being implemented and is reserved for future use.

Get the location of this object in the SAS Tree. This should be of the form sasds://xxx/xxx/xxx/

Specified by:

getObjectURI in interface PublicObjectInterface

Returns:

java.net.URI

Throws:

ServiceException

getResponsibleParties

public java.util.List getResponsibleParties()
                                     throws ServiceException,
                                            java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Get the responsible parties for this object.

Specified by:

getResponsibleParties in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

A List of Responsibility objects representing the responsible parties for this object.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

addResponsibleParty

public void addResponsibleParty(com.sas.services.information.publicobject.Responsibility newResponsibility)
                         throws ServiceException,
                                java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Add a new responsibleParty to this object.

Specified by:

addResponsibleParty in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

newResponsibility - The new responsible party to add.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

removeResponsibleParty

public void removeResponsibleParty(com.sas.services.information.publicobject.Responsibility responsibility)
                            throws ServiceException,
                                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Remove a responsible party from this metadata object.

Specified by:

removeResponsibleParty in interface MetadataInterface

Parameters:

responsibility - The responsible party to remove.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

isCompatible

public boolean isCompatible()
                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Return a boolean indicating if this object is fully compatible with the version of the metadata.

Specified by:

isCompatible in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

true if the metadata and object are fully compatible, false otherwise.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

isReadCompatible

public boolean isReadCompatible()
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Return a boolean indicating if this object is read compatible with the version of the metadata. Read compatibility is a subset of full compatibility. A fully compatible object is always read compatible, but a read compatible object is not always fully compatible.

Specified by:

isReadCompatible in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

true if the metadata and object are read compatible, false otherwise.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

getUsageVersion

public com.sas.util.UsageVersion getUsageVersion()
                                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Return the usage version of the metadata.

Specified by:

getUsageVersion in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

The metadata usage version.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

setCompatibility

protected void setCompatibility(com.sas.util.UsageVersion oldestVersion,
                                com.sas.util.UsageVersion currentVersion)
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

isConnectionException

protected boolean isConnectionException(java.lang.Throwable ex)

getDefaultLocalizableProperties

protected com.sas.storage.editableproperties.PropertyList getDefaultLocalizableProperties()

setDefaultLocalizableProperties

protected void setDefaultLocalizableProperties(com.sas.storage.editableproperties.PropertyMap map)

isObjectAlive

public boolean isObjectAlive()
                      throws ServiceException,
                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: MetadataInterface

Check to be sure the object still exists in the metadata server. This forces a trip to the server, but does not update the object in memory. If you want to refresh the object, use refresh. It only checks to see if the object is still there, but not that the user can still read it.

Specified by:

isObjectAlive in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

true if the object is found. False otherwise.

Throws:

ServiceException - In the event of repository failure.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

validateNameAndFolder

protected void validateNameAndFolder(FolderInterface targetFolder)
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

validateNameAndFolder

protected void validateNameAndFolder(FolderInterface targetFolder,
                                     MetadataNameConstraint constraint)
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getAuthorizationUtil

public AuthorizationUtilInterface getAuthorizationUtil()
                                                throws ServiceException,
                                                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Obtain the AuthorizationUtil Interface for this object

Specified by:

getAuthorizationUtil in interface MetadataInterface

Returns:

an AuthorizationUtilInterface

Throws:

ServiceException - If a metadata server error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.