imetadatacatalog.java

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package com.esri.solutions.jitk.common.metadata;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;


/**
 * Interface definining an object that is a catalog of metadata.
 * <p>
 * A metadata catalog is an abstraction for any repository or location in which metadata can be stored.
 * This interface defines a minimum number of operations that apply to any metadata catalog.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * A metadata catalog is assigned an ID, which should be unique amongst the system.  It requires an
 * {@link IMetadataProfile}, which defines the format of the metadata stored within as well as operations
 * to export that metadata to some meaningful entity, such as a POJO or Bean.
 * </p>
 */
public interface IMetadataCatalog {
    /**
     * Retrieves the ID of this metadata catalog.
     * @return {@link String} containing the ID.  Will not be {@code null}.
     */
    public String getId();

    /**
     * Retrieves the name of this metadata catalog.
     *
     * @return {@link String} containing the name.
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Sets the Metadata Data Access Object that is used to perform
     * search for and retrieve metadata
     * @param dao {@link IMetadataDAO} to be utilized by this metadata catalog
     */
    public void setMetadataDAO(IMetadataDAO dao);

    /**
     * Sets a attribute within this metadata catalog.
     * The attribute will not outlive the scope of this object.
     *
     * @param key                Name of the attribute, cannot be <code>null</code>.
     * @param value                Value of the attribute, can be <code>null</code>.
     */
    public void setAttribute(String key, Object value);

    /**
     * Sets multiple attributes within this metadata
     * catalog.  The attributes will not outlive the scope of this
     * object.
     *
     * @param attrs                Contains multiple attributes and their values, cannot
     *                                         be <code>null</code>.
     */
    public void setAttributes(Map<?extends String, ?extends Object> attrs);

    /**
     * Returns the metadata catalog attribute value given its name.
     *
     * @param key                Name of the attribute, cannot be <code>null</code>.
     * @return
     */
    public Object getAttribute(String key);

    /**
     * Returns all of the metadata catalog attributes and their values.
     *
     * @return        Metadata catalog attributes and values.  <code>null</code> will
     *                         never be returned.
     */
    public Map<String, Object> getAttributes();

    /**
     * Searches this metadata catalog for the metadata with the given {@link IMetadataID}.
     * @param id {@link IMetadataID} representing the ID of the metadata for which we should search.  Cannot be {@code null}.
     * @return {@link IMetadataDocument} represented by the given {@link IMetadataID}, could be {@code null} if no metadata is found.
     */
    public IMetadataDocument lookup(IMetadataID id);

    /**
     * Searches this metadata catalog for the metadata with the given {@link IMetadataID}.
     *
     * @param id {@link IMetadataID} representing the ID of the metadata for which we should search.  Cannot be {@code null}.
     * @return {@link IMetadataDocument} that is the actual repository item stored in the metadata repository.
     */
    public IMetadataDocument lookupRepositoryItem(IMetadataID id)
        throws InvalidMetadataOperationException;

    /**
     * Searches this metadata catalog for the metadata that meets the given search criteria.
     *
     * @param criteria {@link Map} of search criteria.
     * @return {@link List} of {@link IMetadataDocument} that meet the given search criteria.
     */
    public List<IMetadataDocument> lookup(Map<String, Object> criteria);

    /**
     * Retrieves the metadata profile associated with this catalog.
     * @return The associated {@link IMetadataProfile}, which cannot be {@code null}.
     */
    public IMetadataProfile getMetadataProfile();
}