RepositoryItem (Tigase XMPP Server 7.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClusterRepoItem, CompRepoItem, ConfigItem, RepositoryItemAbstract, VHostItem
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public interface RepositoryItem
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The interface defines a contract for a repository item handled by ComponentRepository implementation. Created: Oct 3, 2009 2:35:58 PM

Version:

$Rev$

Author:

Artur Hefczyc

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addCommandFields(Packet packet)` The method is used for handling ad-hoc commands.
`String[]`	`getAdmins()` Returns an array with the Item administrators, that is people IDs who can manage, configure and control less critical elements of the Item, like changing less critical configuration settings.
`String`	`getKey()` Returns a unique key for the item in the repository.
`String`	`getOwner()` Returns the owner ID of the item.
`void`	`initFromCommand(Packet packet)` The method used for handling ad-hoc commands.
`void`	`initFromElement(tigase.xml.Element elem)` The item can be also initialized from a more complex repositories: XML repository or SQL database.
`void`	`initFromPropertyString(String propString)` The item can be initialized based on the data loaded from a configuration file.
`boolean`	`isAdmin(String id)` The method checks whether the given id is one of the administrators set for the Item.
`boolean`	`isOwner(String id)` The method checks whether the person with given ID is the Item owner.
`void`	`setAdmins(String[] admins)` Returns an array with the Item administrators, that is people IDs who can manage, configure and control less critical elements of the Item, like changing less critical configuration settings.
`void`	`setOwner(String owner)` Set the Item owner.
`tigase.xml.Element`	`toElement()` Item data can be stored in a more comlex form than a simple property string.
`String`	`toPropertyString()` The item can be initialized based on the data loaded from a configuration file.

- Method Detail
  - addCommandFields
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void addCommandFields(Packet packet)
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    The method is used for handling ad-hoc commands. The 'empty' ad-hoc command packet is provided and the Item should fill it with fields for the user.
    
    Parameters:
    packet - with empty ad-hoc command to fill with fields
  - getAdmins
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String[] getAdmins()
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    Returns an array with the Item administrators, that is people IDs who can manage, configure and control less critical elements of the Item, like changing less critical configuration settings. Administrators cannot remove the Item or change the owner or add/remove administrators.
    
    Returns:
    an array with the Item administrators IDs.
  - getKey
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String getKey()
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    Returns a unique key for the item in the repository. All items are stored in a memory cache which is a Map. And the key returned by this method is the item identifier in the Map.
    
    Returns:
    an Item key.
  - getOwner
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String getOwner()
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    Returns the owner ID of the item. This is used for a management to allow fine tuned service administration with roles assigned to specific elements and items. Normally only owner can perform some critical actions like removing the item, managing item administrators or changing owner.
    There can be only one Item owner.
    
    Returns:
    an ID of the Item owner.
  - initFromCommand
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void initFromCommand(Packet packet)
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    The method used for handling ad-hoc commands. After a user fills all given field the ad-hoc command packet is passed back to the item to initialize it with data. Similar method to initFromElement(), but the data source is different.
    
    Parameters:
    packet - with ad-hoc command filled by the user.
  - initFromElement
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void initFromElement(tigase.xml.Element elem)
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    The item can be also initialized from a more complex repositories: XML repository or SQL database. In such a case more complex representation is prefered, possibly carrying more information about the item. The method is called to initialize the item with a data parsed from an XML representation of the repository.
    
    Parameters:
    elem - XML Element with all the item initialization data.
  - initFromPropertyString
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void initFromPropertyString(String propString)
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    The item can be initialized based on the data loaded from a configuration file. In such a case the item representation is usually very simplified as a list of parameters separated by a marker. Please note, usually each item is separated from another with a comma, therefore do not use a comma in the item property string. Double collon is commonly used alternative.
    
    Parameters:
    propString - is a property string to initialize the RepositoryItem.
  - isAdmin
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boolean isAdmin(String id)
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    The method checks whether the given id is one of the administrators set for the Item.
    
    Parameters:
    id - is an ID of a person for which we check access permissions.
    
    Returns:
    true of the given ID is on a list of administrators and false otherwise.
  - isOwner
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boolean isOwner(String id)
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    The method checks whether the person with given ID is the Item owner.
    
    Parameters:
    id - is an ID of a person for whom we check access permissions.
    
    Returns:
    true of the given ID is on the Item owner and false otherwise.
  - setAdmins
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void setAdmins(String[] admins)
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    Returns an array with the Item administrators, that is people IDs who can manage, configure and control less critical elements of the Item, like changing less critical configuration settings. Administrators cannot remove the Item or change the owner or add/remove administrators.
    
    Parameters:
    admins - is an array with the Item administrators IDs to set for the Item.
  - setOwner
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void setOwner(String owner)
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    Set the Item owner. This is used for a management to allow fine tuned service administration with roles assigned to specific elements and items. Normally only owner can perform some critical actions like removing the item, managing item administrators or changing owner.
    There can be only one Item owner.
    
    Parameters:
    owner - is the Item owner ID.
  - toElement
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tigase.xml.Element toElement()
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    Item data can be stored in a more comlex form than a simple property string. The XML Element can contain much more detailed information about the element than the simplified form and is used to store the repository item in more advanced repositories then just property file. XML repository or SQL database can keep many records for repository item with as much detailed information as needed.
    
    Returns:
    an XML Element with all the item initialization data.
  - toPropertyString
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String toPropertyString()
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    The item can be initialized based on the data loaded from a configuration file. In such a case the item representation is usually very simplified as a list of parameters separated by a marker. Please note, usually each item is separated from another with a comma, therefore do not use a comma in the item property string. Double collon is commonly used alternative.
    
    Returns:
    a property string representing the repository item in a simplified form.

Interface RepositoryItem

Method Summary

Method Detail

addCommandFields

getAdmins

getKey

getOwner

initFromCommand

initFromElement

initFromPropertyString

isAdmin

isOwner

setAdmins

setOwner

toElement

toPropertyString