org.proteios.core
Class PluginType

java.lang.Object
  org.proteios.core.BasicItem<PluginTypeData>
      org.proteios.core.PluginType

All Implemented Interfaces:

AccessControlled, Identifiable, Nameable, Removable

public class PluginType
extends BasicItem<PluginTypeData>
implements Nameable, Removable

Version:

2.0

Author:

Nicklas

Last modified

$Date: 2009-04-09 08:48:11 +0200 (Thu, 09 Apr 2009) $

Field Summary

static int	MAX_INTERFACENAME_LENGTH The maximum length of the interface name that can be stored in the database.
static int	MAX_JARPATH_LENGTH The maximum length of the jar path name that can be stored in the database.
static Item	TYPE The type of item represented by this class.

Fields inherited from interface org.proteios.core.Nameable

MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, MAX_NAME_LENGTH

Method Summary

static PluginType	getById(DbControl dc, int id) Get a PluginType object when you know the ID.
static PluginType	getByInterfaceName(DbControl dc, String interfaceName) Get a PluginType object when you know the interface name it represents.
String	getDescription() Get the description for the item.
String	getInterfaceName() Get the class name of the Java class that implements this plugin.
String	getJarPath() Get the path to the JAR file that contains the plugin class file.
String	getName() Get the name of the item.
static PluginType	getNew(DbControl dc, String interfaceName, String jarPath) Create a new PluginType item.
ItemQuery<PluginDefinition>	getPlugins() Get a query that returns the plugin definitions which implements this type.
static ItemQuery<PluginType>	getQuery() Get a query configured to retrieve plugin types.
Item	getType() Get the type of item represented by the object.
boolean	isRemoved() Check if the removed flag is set for this item.
boolean	isUsed() Always FALSE.
void	loadInterfaceInformation(String jarPath, String interfaceName)
void	setDescription(String description) Set the description for the item.
void	setName(String name) Set the name of the item.
void	setRemoved(boolean removed) Set the removed flag for this item.

Methods inherited from class org.proteios.core.BasicItem

checkPermission, equals, getDbControl, getId, getPermissions, getSessionControl, getVersion, hashCode, hasPermission, isDetached, isInDatabase, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.proteios.core.Identifiable

getId, getVersion

Methods inherited from interface org.proteios.core.AccessControlled

checkPermission, hasPermission

Field Detail

TYPE

public static final Item TYPE

The type of item represented by this class.

See Also:

Item.PLUGINTYPE, getType()

MAX_INTERFACENAME_LENGTH

public static final int MAX_INTERFACENAME_LENGTH

The maximum length of the interface name that can be stored in the database. Check the length against this value before calling the setInterfaceName(String) method to avoid exceptions.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

MAX_JARPATH_LENGTH

public static final int MAX_JARPATH_LENGTH

The maximum length of the jar path name that can be stored in the database.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getNew

public static PluginType getNew(DbControl dc,
                                String interfaceName,
                                String jarPath)
                         throws BaseException

Create a new PluginType item.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access.

interfaceName - The name of an interface that a plugin must implement to be of this type

jarPath - Optional path to the jar file which contains the interface class, if missing the interface must be in the classpath

Returns:

The new PluginDefinition item

Throws:

BaseException - If there is an error

getById

public static PluginType getById(DbControl dc,
                                 int id)
                          throws ItemNotFoundException,
                                 PermissionDeniedException,
                                 BaseException

Get a PluginType object when you know the ID.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access.

id - The id of the item to load.

Returns:

The PluginType item

Throws:

ItemNotFoundException - If an item with the specified id is not found

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have read permission to the item

BaseException - If there is another error

getByInterfaceName

public static PluginType getByInterfaceName(DbControl dc,
                                            String interfaceName)
                                     throws ItemNotFoundException,
                                            PermissionDeniedException,
                                            BaseException

Get a PluginType object when you know the interface name it represents.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access.

interfaceName - The interface name of the plugin type

Returns:

The PluginType item

Throws:

ItemNotFoundException - If an item with the specified interface name is not found

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have read permission to the item

BaseException - If there is another error

getQuery

public static ItemQuery<PluginType> getQuery()

Get a query configured to retrieve plugin types.

Returns:

An ItemQuery object

getType

public Item getType()

Description copied from interface: Identifiable

Get the type of item represented by the object. The returned value is one of the values defined in the Item enumeration.

Specified by:

getType in interface Identifiable

Returns:

A value indicating the type of item

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Get the name of the item.

Specified by:

getName in interface Nameable

Returns:

A String with the name of the item

setName

public void setName(String name)
             throws PermissionDeniedException,
                    InvalidDataException

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Set the name of the item. The name cannot be null and mustn't be longer than the value specified by the Nameable.MAX_NAME_LENGTH constant.

Specified by:

setName in interface Nameable

Parameters:

name - The new name for the item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have write permission

InvalidDataException - If the name is null or longer than specified by the Nameable.MAX_NAME_LENGTH constant

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Get the description for the item.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Nameable

Returns:

A String with a description of the item

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)
                    throws PermissionDeniedException,
                           InvalidDataException

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Set the description for the item. The description can be null but mustn't be longer than the value specified by the Nameable.MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH constant.

Specified by:

setDescription in interface Nameable

Parameters:

description - The new description for the item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have write permission

InvalidDataException - If the description longer than specified by the Nameable.MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH constant

isUsed

public boolean isUsed()
               throws BaseException

Always FALSE. Plugins implementing this type, will only be unlinked, not deleted.

Specified by:

isUsed in class BasicItem<PluginTypeData>

Returns:

TRUE if this item is used, FALSE otherwise

Throws:

BaseException

isRemoved

public boolean isRemoved()

Description copied from interface: Removable

Check if the removed flag is set for this item.

Specified by:

isRemoved in interface Removable

Returns:

TRUE if the item is flagged as removed, FALSE otherwise

setRemoved

public void setRemoved(boolean removed)
                throws PermissionDeniedException

Description copied from interface: Removable

Set the removed flag for this item.

Specified by:

setRemoved in interface Removable

Parameters:

removed - TRUE if the item should be flagged as removed, FALSE otherwise

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.DELETE permission for setting the flag to TRUE or Permission.WRITE permission for setting the flag to FALSE

getInterfaceName

public String getInterfaceName()

Get the class name of the Java class that implements this plugin. The specified class must implement the Plugin interface.

Returns:

The class name for this plugin

getJarPath

public String getJarPath()

Get the path to the JAR file that contains the plugin class file. If this value is null, the plugin must be on the classpath.

loadInterfaceInformation

public void loadInterfaceInformation(String jarPath,
                                     String interfaceName)
                              throws InvalidDataException,
                                     BaseException

Throws:

InvalidDataException

BaseException

getPlugins

public ItemQuery<PluginDefinition> getPlugins()

Get a query that returns the plugin definitions which implements this type.

See Also:

PluginDefinition.getQuery()