net.ontopia.topicmaps.entry
Interface TopicMapReferenceIF

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractOntopolyURLReference, AbstractTopicMapReference, AbstractURLTopicMapReference, CTMTopicMapReference, DefaultTopicMapReference, LTMTopicMapReference, MergeReference, RDBMSTopicMapReference, RDFTopicMapReference, StoreFactoryReference, TMXMLTopicMapReference, XTMTopicMapReference

public interface TopicMapReferenceIF

PUBLIC: Represents a reference to a topic map. A topic map reference is used to get hold of TopicMapStoreIF instances.

A reference is always considered to be open once it has been constructed. It can also be reopened if it has been closed, but not if it has been deleted.

The most common TopicMapReferenceIF implementations (such as the one for RDBMS topic maps) are thread-safe.

Method Summary

void	clear() EXPERIMENTAL: Closes all open stores and clears the topic map by removing all data.
void	close() PUBLIC: Closes all open stores and the reference itself.
TopicMapStoreIF	createStore(boolean readonly) PUBLIC: Creates a topic map store that lets you access the referenced topic map.
void	delete() PUBLIC: Closes all open stores and deletes the topic map.
java.lang.String	getId() PUBLIC: Gets the id of the reference.
TopicMapSourceIF	getSource() PUBLIC: Gets the source to which the reference belongs.
java.lang.String	getTitle() PUBLIC: Gets the title of the reference.
boolean	isDeleted() PUBLIC: Returns true if the topic map has been deleted.
boolean	isOpen() PUBLIC: Returns true if the reference is open.
void	open() PUBLIC: Opens the reference.
void	setId(java.lang.String id) INTERNAL: Sets the id of the reference.
void	setSource(TopicMapSourceIF source) PUBLIC: Sets the source to which the reference belongs.
void	setTitle(java.lang.String title) PUBLIC: Sets the title of the reference.
void	storeClosed(TopicMapStoreIF store) INTERNAL: Callback from the specified TopicMapStoreIF after it has been closed.

Method Detail

getId

java.lang.String getId()

PUBLIC: Gets the id of the reference.

setId

void setId(java.lang.String id)

INTERNAL: Sets the id of the reference. Warning: Intended for internal use only. The reference should throw an UnsupportedOperationException if it does not support setting the id.

getTitle

java.lang.String getTitle()

PUBLIC: Gets the title of the reference.

setTitle

void setTitle(java.lang.String title)

PUBLIC: Sets the title of the reference.

getSource

TopicMapSourceIF getSource()

PUBLIC: Gets the source to which the reference belongs.

Since:

1.3.2

setSource

void setSource(TopicMapSourceIF source)

PUBLIC: Sets the source to which the reference belongs. The reference should throw an UnsupportedOperationException if it does not support setting the source.

Since:

1.3.2

createStore

TopicMapStoreIF createStore(boolean readonly)
                            throws java.io.IOException

PUBLIC: Creates a topic map store that lets you access the referenced topic map.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Since:

1.3.2

isOpen

boolean isOpen()

PUBLIC: Returns true if the reference is open.

Since:

1.3.2

open

void open()

PUBLIC: Opens the reference.

Since:

2.1

close

void close()

PUBLIC: Closes all open stores and the reference itself. Note that topic map stores created through this reference are closed and dereferenced when the reference is closed. The reference can be reopened after it has been closed.

Since:

1.3.2

isDeleted

boolean isDeleted()

PUBLIC: Returns true if the topic map has been deleted.

Since:

2.1

delete

void delete()

PUBLIC: Closes all open stores and deletes the topic map. The reference is closed before the topic map is deleted. The reference cannot be reopened after the topic map has been deleted.

Since:

1.3.2

clear

void clear()
           throws java.io.IOException

EXPERIMENTAL: Closes all open stores and clears the topic map by removing all data. The reference is closed before the topic map is deleted. The reference can be reopened after the topic map has been deleted.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Since:

2.1.1

storeClosed

void storeClosed(TopicMapStoreIF store)

INTERNAL: Callback from the specified TopicMapStoreIF after it has been closed. Warning: Intended for internal use only.

Since:

1.3.2