org.dspace.content

Class LicenseUtils

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.content.LicenseUtils

public class LicenseUtils
extends Object

Utility class to manage generation and storing of the license text that the submitter has to grant/granted for archiving the item

Author:

bollini

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getLicenseText(Locale locale, Collection collection, Item item, EPerson eperson) Utility method if no additional arguments are to be supplied to the license template.
static String	getLicenseText(Locale locale, Collection collection, Item item, EPerson eperson, Map<String,Object> additionalInfo) Return the text of the license that the user has granted/must grant before for submit the item.
static void	grantLicense(Context context, Item item, String licenseText, String acceptanceDate) Store a copy of the license a user granted in the item.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getLicenseText

public static String getLicenseText(Locale locale,
                                    Collection collection,
                                    Item item,
                                    EPerson eperson,
                                    Map<String,Object> additionalInfo)

Return the text of the license that the user has granted/must grant before for submit the item. The license text is build using the template defined for the collection if any or the wide site configuration. In the license text the following substitutions can be used.
{0} the eperson firstname
{1} the eperson lastname
{2} the eperson email
{3} the current date
{4} the collection object that will be formatted using the appropriate LicenseArgumentFormatter plugin (if defined)
{5} the item object that will be formatted using the appropriate LicenseArgumentFormatter plugin (if defined)
{6} the eperson object that will be formatted using the appropriate LicenseArgumentFormatter plugin (if defined)
{x} any addition argument supplied wrapped in the LicenseArgumentFormatter based on his type (map key)

Parameters:

locale - Formatter locale

collection - collection to get license from

item - the item object of the license

eperson - EPerson to get firstname, lastname and email from

additionalInfo - additional template arguments beyond 0-6

Returns:

the license text obtained substituting the provided argument in the license template

getLicenseText

public static String getLicenseText(Locale locale,
                                    Collection collection,
                                    Item item,
                                    EPerson eperson)

Utility method if no additional arguments are to be supplied to the license template. (equivalent to calling the full getLicenseText supplying null for the additionalInfo argument)

Parameters:

locale - Formatter locale

collection - collection to get license from

item - the item object of the license

eperson - EPerson to get firstname, lastname and email from

Returns:

the license text, with no custom substitutions.

grantLicense

public static void grantLicense(Context context,
                                Item item,
                                String licenseText,
                                String acceptanceDate)
                         throws SQLException,
                                IOException,
                                AuthorizeException

Store a copy of the license a user granted in the item.

Parameters:

context - the dspace context

item - the item object of the license

licenseText - the license the user granted

acceptanceDate - TODO

Throws:

SQLException - if database error

IOException - if IO error

AuthorizeException - if authorization error