org.eclipse.stardust.engine.core.spi.dms

Interface IRepositoryInstance

public interface IRepositoryInstance

Represents a repository instance which was initialized by a IRepositoryProvider. A repository instance is uniquely identified by the repositoryId.

Via getService(UserContext) a repository service is retrieved which handles all operations on the repository.

Author:

Roland.Stamm

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close(IRepositoryService repositoryService) The close method is invoked at the end of a service call and should be used to free resources reserved by IRepositoryService.
String	getPartitionId()
String	getProviderId()
String	getRepositoryId()
IRepositoryInstanceInfo	getRepositoryInstanceInfo()
IRepositoryService	getService(org.eclipse.stardust.engine.core.spi.dms.UserContext userContext) Retrieves a IRepositoryService which contains the methods for repository operations.

Method Detail

getRepositoryId

String getRepositoryId()

Returns:

the unique identified of this repository instance.

getProviderId

String getProviderId()

Returns:

the id of the provider this instance was created from.

getPartitionId

String getPartitionId()

Returns:

the partitionId which this repository instance belongs to.

getRepositoryInstanceInfo

IRepositoryInstanceInfo getRepositoryInstanceInfo()

Returns:

information about the instance including the IRepositoryCapabilities.

getService

IRepositoryService getService(org.eclipse.stardust.engine.core.spi.dms.UserContext userContext)

Retrieves a IRepositoryService which contains the methods for repository operations.

Parameters:

userContext - Allows to retrieve the user which requests a repository service instance and contains methods to bind the service to the user's lifecycle.

Returns:

an instance of the IRepositoryService.

close

void close(IRepositoryService repositoryService)

The close method is invoked at the end of a service call and should be used to free resources reserved by IRepositoryService.

Parameters:

repositoryService -