org.eclipse.smila.search.datadictionary
Class DataDictionaryAccess

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.smila.search.datadictionary.DataDictionaryAccess

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataDictionaryAccess

public abstract class DataDictionaryAccess
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

brox IT-Solutions GmbH

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

EXTENSION_POINT_NAME_DATA_DICTIONARY_ACCESS Extension point name for Data Dictionary Accesss.

Constructor Summary

DataDictionaryAccess()
Constructor.

Method Summary

abstract DConnection	decodeConnection(org.w3c.dom.Element eConnection) Connection object.
abstract org.w3c.dom.Element	encodeConnection(DConnection dConnection, org.w3c.dom.Element element)
static DataDictionaryAccess	getInstance() DataDicitonaryAccess.
static DataDictionaryAccess[]	getTypes() Get all available IRM types.
static java.lang.String	parseType(IConfigurationElement configurationElement, int ordinal) Parse configuration and return according IRMType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EXTENSION_POINT_NAME_DATA_DICTIONARY_ACCESS

public static final java.lang.String EXTENSION_POINT_NAME_DATA_DICTIONARY_ACCESS

Extension point name for Data Dictionary Accesss.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DataDictionaryAccess

public DataDictionaryAccess()

Constructor.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DataDictionaryAccess getInstance()

DataDicitonaryAccess.

Returns:

- an access object.

getTypes

public static DataDictionaryAccess[] getTypes()
                                       throws DataDictionaryException

Get all available IRM types.

Returns:

IRM types.

Throws:

DataDictionaryException - DataDictionaryException.

parseType

public static java.lang.String parseType(IConfigurationElement configurationElement,
                                         int ordinal)

Parse configuration and return according IRMType.

Parameters:

configurationElement - Configuration element.

ordinal - Ordinal.

Returns:

Type name.

decodeConnection

public abstract DConnection decodeConnection(org.w3c.dom.Element eConnection)
                                      throws DDException

Connection object.

Parameters:

eConnection - - element connection.

Returns:

- DConnection object.

Throws:

DDException - - a possible exception.

encodeConnection

public abstract org.w3c.dom.Element encodeConnection(DConnection dConnection,
                                                     org.w3c.dom.Element element)
                                              throws DDException

Parameters:

dConnection - - dConnection object.

element - - a connection element.

Returns:

- the element.

Throws:

DDException - - a exception.