com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface MdRepositoryUtil

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

public interface MdRepositoryUtil
extends java.rmi.Remote

The interface defining the utility class for retrieving repository information.

Field Summary

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

Method Summary

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

Field Detail

FOUNDATION_REPOS

static final java.lang.String FOUNDATION_REPOS

Foundation repository type

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_REPOS

static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_REPOS

Custom repository type

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Constant Field Values

PROJECT_REPOS

static final java.lang.String PROJECT_REPOS

Project repository type

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

dispose

void dispose()
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Destroy all memory allocated for object and release from RMI

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryType

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

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

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

the type of repository

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryIDFromName

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

Get the id for a repository given the repository name

Parameters:

name - the name of the repository

Returns:

the repository id

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getRepositoryName

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

Gets the name of a repository given its id.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

the name of a the repository

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getDependentRepositories

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

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

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

a list of dependent repository ids

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

getUsedByRepositories

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

Gets a list of repositories that use the specified repository.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

a list of used by repository ids

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isDependentRepository

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

Returns true if the given repository is a dependent repository.

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the repository is a dependent

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

hasDependentRepositories

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

Returns true if the given repository has any dependent repositories

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if there are dependent repositories

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isFoundationType

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

Returns true if the repository is a Foundation repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Foundation, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isCustomType

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

Returns true if the repository is a Custom repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Custom, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException

isProjectType

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

Returns true if the repository is a Project repository

Parameters:

repositoryID - the repository id

Returns:

true if the type is equal to Project, false otherwise

Throws:

MdException

java.rmi.RemoteException