org.eclipse.higgins.idas.spi
Class BasicMetadata

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.higgins.idas.spi.BasicMetadata

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

public class BasicMetadata

extends Object

implements org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Implements IMetadata

Constructor Summary

BasicMetadata(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata copyFrom, IMetadataContainer container, org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)
Note that the container's updateNotification is not called while the values in copyFrom are being copied.

BasicMetadata(URI metaID, IMetadataContainer container)

BasicMetadata(URI metaID, org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue value, IMetadataContainer container, org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)

BasicMetadata(URI metaID, Iterator values, IMetadataContainer container, org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)
Note that the container's updateNotification is not called while the IValues in values are being added.

Method Summary

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IComplexMetaValue	addComplexValue(URI type)
org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.ISimpleMetaValue	addSimpleValue(URI type, Object data)
org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue	addValue(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue copyFrom)
org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue	addValue(URI type)
boolean	equals(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata meta)
IMetadataContainer	getContainer()
URI	getMetaID()
org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.model.IMetadataModel	getModel()
Iterator	getValues()
boolean	isSingleValued()
void	remove()
void	setContainer(IMetadataContainer container)
void	updateNotification(MetadataValueNotification metaValueNotif)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicMetadata

public BasicMetadata(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata copyFrom,
                     IMetadataContainer container,
                     org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)
              throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Note that the container's updateNotification is not called while the values in copyFrom are being copied.

Parameters:

copyFrom - IMetadata from which to copy data from

container - May be null. IMetadataContainer to send update notifications to.

context - May be null. IContext instance from which a model may be obtained if needed.

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

BasicMetadata

public BasicMetadata(URI metaID,
                     IMetadataContainer container)
              throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Parameters:

metaID - the URI of the metadata's type

container - May be null. IMetadataContainer to send update notifications to.

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

BasicMetadata

public BasicMetadata(URI metaID,
                     org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue value,
                     IMetadataContainer container,
                     org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)
              throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Parameters:

metaID - the URI of the metadata's type

value - an IMetadataValue (either simple or complex) to store with the metadata

container - May be null. IMetadataContainer to send update notifications to.

context - May be null. IContext instance from which a model may be obtained if needed.

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

BasicMetadata

public BasicMetadata(URI metaID,
                     Iterator values,
                     IMetadataContainer container,
                     org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IContext context)
              throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Note that the container's updateNotification is not called while the IValues in values are being added.

Parameters:

metaID -

values - Contains IMetadataValues

container - May be null. IMetadataContainer to send update notifications to.

context - May be null. IContext instance from which a model may be obtained if needed.

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Method Detail

getMetaID

public URI getMetaID()
              throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

getMetaID in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

getValues

public Iterator getValues()
                   throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

getValues in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

getModel

public org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.model.IMetadataModel getModel()
                                                           throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

getModel in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

addComplexValue

public org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IComplexMetaValue addComplexValue(URI type)
                                                               throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException,
                                                                      org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

Specified by:

addComplexValue in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

addSimpleValue

public org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.ISimpleMetaValue addSimpleValue(URI type,
                                                                    Object data)
                                                             throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException,
                                                                    org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

Specified by:

addSimpleValue in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

addValue

public org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue addValue(URI type)
                                                     throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException,
                                                            org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

Specified by:

addValue in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.InvalidTypeException

addValue

public org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue addValue(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadataValue copyFrom)
                                                     throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

addValue in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

remove

public void remove()
            throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

remove in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

isSingleValued

public boolean isSingleValued()

Specified by:

isSingleValued in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

updateNotification

public void updateNotification(MetadataValueNotification metaValueNotif)
                        throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

setContainer

public void setContainer(IMetadataContainer container)

getContainer

public IMetadataContainer getContainer()

equals

public boolean equals(org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata meta)
               throws org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException

Specified by:

equals in interface org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IMetadata

Throws:

org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.IdASException