org.dspace.content.service

Interface RelationshipTypeService

All Superinterfaces:

DSpaceCRUDService<RelationshipType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

RelationshipTypeServiceImpl

public interface RelationshipTypeService
extends DSpaceCRUDService<RelationshipType>

This Service uses DAOs to access information on the database objects for the RelationshipTypes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RelationshipType	create(Context context, EntityType leftEntityType, EntityType rightEntityType, String leftLabel, String rightLabel, Integer leftCardinalityMinInteger, Integer leftCardinalityMaxInteger, Integer rightCardinalityMinInteger, Integer rightCardinalityMaxInteger) This method will support the creation of a RelationshipType object with the given parameters
RelationshipType	create(Context context, RelationshipType relationshipType) This method creates the given RelationshipType object in the database and returns it
List<RelationshipType>	findAll(Context context) Retrieves all RelationshipType objects currently in the system
List<RelationshipType>	findByEntityType(Context context, EntityType entityType) Returns a list of RelationshipType objects for which the given EntityType is equal to either the leftType or the rightType
List<RelationshipType>	findByLeftOrRightLabel(Context context, String label) Retrieves all RelationshipType objects that have a left or right label that is equal to the given String
RelationshipType	findbyTypesAndLabels(Context context, EntityType leftType, EntityType rightType, String leftLabel, String rightLabel) Retrieves a RelationshipType for which the given parameters all match the one in the returned RelationshipType

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.service.DSpaceCRUDService

create, delete, find, update, update

Method Detail

create

RelationshipType create(Context context,
                        RelationshipType relationshipType)
                 throws SQLException,
                        AuthorizeException

This method creates the given RelationshipType object in the database and returns it

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

relationshipType - The RelationshipType to be created in the database

Returns:

The newly created RelationshipType

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

AuthorizeException - If something goes wrong with authorizations

findbyTypesAndLabels

RelationshipType findbyTypesAndLabels(Context context,
                                      EntityType leftType,
                                      EntityType rightType,
                                      String leftLabel,
                                      String rightLabel)
                               throws SQLException

Retrieves a RelationshipType for which the given parameters all match the one in the returned RelationshipType

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

leftType - The rightType EntityType that needs to match for the returned RelationshipType

rightType - The rightType EntityType that needs to match for the returned RelationshipType

leftLabel - The leftLabel String that needs to match for the returned RelationshipType

rightLabel - The rightLabel String that needs to match for the returned RelationshipType

Returns:

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

findAll

List<RelationshipType> findAll(Context context)
                        throws SQLException

Retrieves all RelationshipType objects currently in the system

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

Returns:

The list of all RelationshipType objects currently in the system

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

findByLeftOrRightLabel

List<RelationshipType> findByLeftOrRightLabel(Context context,
                                              String label)
                                       throws SQLException

Retrieves all RelationshipType objects that have a left or right label that is equal to the given String

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

label - The label that has to match

Returns:

The list of all RelationshipType objects that have a left or right label that is equal to the given label param

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

findByEntityType

List<RelationshipType> findByEntityType(Context context,
                                        EntityType entityType)
                                 throws SQLException

Returns a list of RelationshipType objects for which the given EntityType is equal to either the leftType or the rightType

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

entityType - The EntityType object used to check the leftType and rightType properties

Returns:

A list of RelationshipType objects for which the leftType or rightType property are equal to the given EntityType object

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

create

RelationshipType create(Context context,
                        EntityType leftEntityType,
                        EntityType rightEntityType,
                        String leftLabel,
                        String rightLabel,
                        Integer leftCardinalityMinInteger,
                        Integer leftCardinalityMaxInteger,
                        Integer rightCardinalityMinInteger,
                        Integer rightCardinalityMaxInteger)
                 throws SQLException,
                        AuthorizeException

This method will support the creation of a RelationshipType object with the given parameters

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

leftEntityType - The leftEntityType EntityType object for this relationshipType

rightEntityType - The rightEntityType EntityType object for this relationshipType

leftLabel - The leftLabel String object for this relationshipType

rightLabel - The rightLabel String object for this relationshipType

leftCardinalityMinInteger - The leftCardinalityMinInteger Integer object for this relationshipType

leftCardinalityMaxInteger - The leftCardinalityMaxInteger Integer object for this relationshipType

rightCardinalityMinInteger - The rightCardinalityMinInteger Integer object for this relationshipType

rightCardinalityMaxInteger - The rightCardinalityMaxInteger Integer object for this relationshipType

Returns:

The created RelationshipType object for these properties

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

AuthorizeException - If something goes wrong