uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.icomponent.registration
Interface Registration

All Superinterfaces:

CredentialRequired

All Known Implementing Classes:

XmlRegistrationFacility

public interface Registration
extends CredentialRequired

Method Summary

void	deleteAllEntities() Removes all entities form the registry that are accessible by the user.
void	deleteEntity(String concept, String id) Removes an entity from the registry.
void	insertRelationship(String fromEntityId, String relationshipName, String toEntityId) Add a relationship between two entities stored.
String	registerEntity(String concept, Document content, String id) Registers an entity in the registry.
String	registerEntity(String concept, String content, String id) Registers an entity in the registry.
String	registerEntity(String concept, URI uri, String id) Registers an entity in the registry.

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.icomponent.access.CredentialRequired

removeCredential, setCredential

Method Detail

registerEntity

String registerEntity(String concept,
                      URI uri,
                      String id)
                      throws RegistrationException,
                             AccessException

Registers an entity in the registry. Creates an update if the id used already exists.

Parameters:

concept - Concept to which the entity belongs

uri - URI of the entity

id - unique identifier. If the id is null, a new identifier will be automatically generated.

Returns:

the id of the entity in the registry

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException

registerEntity

String registerEntity(String concept,
                      String content,
                      String id)
                      throws RegistrationException,
                             AccessException

Registers an entity in the registry. Creates an update if the id used already exists.

Parameters:

concept - Concept to which the entity belongs

content - String content of entity

id - unique identifier. If the id is null, a new identifier will be automatically generated.

Returns:

the id of the entity in the registry

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException

registerEntity

String registerEntity(String concept,
                      Document content,
                      String id)
                      throws RegistrationException,
                             AccessException

Registers an entity in the registry. Creates an update if the id used already exists.

Parameters:

concept - Concept to which the entity belongs

content - DOM document of entity

id - unique identifier. If the id is null, a new identifier will be automatically generated.

Returns:

the id of the entity in the registry

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException

deleteEntity

void deleteEntity(String concept,
                  String id)
                  throws RegistrationException,
                         AccessException

Removes an entity from the registry.

Parameters:

concept -

id -

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException

deleteAllEntities

void deleteAllEntities()
                       throws RegistrationException,
                              AccessException

Removes all entities form the registry that are accessible by the user.

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException

insertRelationship

void insertRelationship(String fromEntityId,
                        String relationshipName,
                        String toEntityId)
                        throws RegistrationException,
                               AccessException

Add a relationship between two entities stored.

Parameters:

fromEntityId -

relationshipName -

toEntityId -

Throws:

RegistrationException

AccessException