Package org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api

Defines the core set of interfaces for IdAS.

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Description

Interface Summary

IAttribute	As defined at (TODO (Doc): add reference), This interface represents an attribute of a DigitalSubject.
IAttributeValue	Holds the value of an attribute.
IAuthNAttributesMaterials	Represents an authentication identity to be used when calling IContext.open(Object) This type of identity is comprised of a set of attributes which make up the materials used in authentication.
IComplexAttrValue
IContext	As defined at http://spwiki.editme.com/Context and http://spwiki.editme.com/ContextProvider, This interface holds a set of IDigitalSubject objects.
IContextFactory	As defined at http://spwiki.editme.com/ContextProvider#ContextFactory, This interface is implemented by IdAS context providers so that their IContext instances may be instantiated.
IContextId
IContextRelationship	Represents a relationship to another IContext.
IDigitalSubject	As defined at http://spwiki.editme.com/DigitalSubjectM4 and http://spwiki.editme.com/ContextProvider, This interface holds a set of IDigitalSubject objects.
IFilter	A filter is either an assertion, or an operator plus a set of filters.
IFilterAssertion	Represents a filter assertion.
IFilterAttributeAssertion	Represents a filter assertion about a Digital Subject's Attributes (IHasAttributes.getAttribute(URI) and IHasAttributes.getAttributes()).
IFilterCUIDAssertion	Represents a filter assertion about a Digital Subject's UniqueID (see IDigitalSubject.getSubjectID()).
IFilterMetadataAssertion	Represents a filter assertion about metadata. This assertion is made up of a comparator (operator), metadataID and assertion value.
IFilterTypeAssertion	Represents a filter assertion about a Digital Subject's Type (see IDigitalSubject.getType()).
IHasAttributes
IHasMetadata	Extended by interfaces which have metadata associated with them.
IMetadata	TODO (Doc): Add (or point to) doc which explains what metadata is and how it's used
ISimpleAttrValue
ISingleValuedAttribute
ITypedValue

Exception Summary

AuthenticationException	Thrown when an attempt to authenticate has failed.
BadFilterException
ContextNotOpenException	Thrown when methods requiring an open Context are called on a non-open Context.
ContextOpenException	Thrown when IContext.open() is called on an already open context.
IdASException	Root IdAS Exception class
InvalidSubjectIDException	Thrown when a specified Type is invalid.
InvalidTypeException	Thrown when a specified Type is invalid.
MultipleValuesExistException	Thrown in cases where an attribute is expected to have a single value but doesn't.
NoSuchSubjectException	Thrown when a specified Digital Subject is not found in the Context.
NotImplementedException	Thrown when the method being called has not been implemented by the context provider.
NotSingleValuedAttributeException	Thrown in cases where an attribute's model specifies that the attribute may hold multiple values and the caller expects the attribute to be restricted to a single value (and thus castable to ISingleValuedAttribute.
SubjectExistsException

Package org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api Description

Defines the core set of interfaces for IdAS.