uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.p2p
Class SchemaGetter

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.p2p.SchemaGetter

public class SchemaGetter
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Charis TODO To change the template for this generated type comment go to Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates

Constructor Summary

SchemaGetter(AutoMedPeer peer)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	checkModelsExist(java.lang.String modelsToCheck) For each model name in a name-delimited string, check if it exists in the local database.
java.util.Map	getModels(java.lang.String modelsStr) For each model name that does not exist in the local database, get it from the directory
Schema	getSchema(Schema schema) An overloading method for creating a new Schema object This method differs from the overloaded one getSchema(String schema) in that it takes a pre-created Schema object and use it to create the associated objects.
Schema	getSchema(java.lang.String schemaName) Edited by MDLE on 19/10/2005 to adapt to a new method signature in getting the schema's root object This method creates a new Schema together with its associated objects

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SchemaGetter

public SchemaGetter(AutoMedPeer peer)

Method Detail

getSchema

public Schema getSchema(java.lang.String schemaName)
                 throws IllegalOperationException,
                        java.io.IOException,
                        UnsuccessfulReplyException,
                        FailedOperationException

Edited by MDLE on 19/10/2005 to adapt to a new method signature in getting the schema's root object
This method creates a new Schema together with its associated objects

Throws:

IllegalOperationException

java.io.IOException

UnsuccessfulReplyException

FailedOperationException

getSchema

public Schema getSchema(Schema schema)
                 throws IllegalOperationException,
                        java.io.IOException,
                        UnsuccessfulReplyException,
                        FailedOperationException

An overloading method for creating a new Schema object
This method differs from the overloaded one getSchema(String schema)
in that it takes a pre-created Schema object and use it to create
the associated objects. Because a Schema might have been created with a
different local name we want to make sure that we are getting the Schema
using its original name.

Throws:

IllegalOperationException

java.io.IOException

UnsuccessfulReplyException

FailedOperationException

checkModelsExist

public java.lang.String checkModelsExist(java.lang.String modelsToCheck)

For each model name in a name-delimited string, check if it exists in the local database. Return a similar name-delimited string of those models that don't exist

Parameters:

modelsToCheck - delimited string of model names to check

Returns:

String delimited string of names of models that don't exist

getModels

public java.util.Map getModels(java.lang.String modelsStr)
                        throws UnsuccessfulReplyException,
                               java.io.IOException

For each model name that does not exist in the local database, get it from the directory

Parameters:

modelsStr - the delimited string of model names

Throws:

UnsuccessfulReplyException

java.io.IOException