Package de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.primary_data.reference

Interface Referenceable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataCiteReference, URLReference, URNReference

public interface Referenceable

Interface to define the functions of an identifier system.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	acceptApprovalRequest(PublicReference publicReference)	Accept the Approval of the PublicReference.
java.lang.StringBuffer	negotiateContent(PublicReference publicReference, ContentNegotiationType type)
void	rejectApprovalRequest(PublicReference publicReference)	Reject the Approval of the PublicReference.
void	validateMetaData(PrimaryDataEntityVersion entityVersion)	Validate the MetaData schema of the PrimaryDataEntityVersion if it is valid for this PersistentIdentifier type.

Method Detail

acceptApprovalRequest

java.lang.String acceptApprovalRequest(PublicReference publicReference)
                                throws ReferenceableException

Accept the Approval of the PublicReference.

Parameters:

publicReference - the PublicReference to accept.

Returns:

the generated identifier

Throws:

ReferenceableException - if unable to accept the request.

rejectApprovalRequest

void rejectApprovalRequest(PublicReference publicReference)
                    throws ReferenceableException

Reject the Approval of the PublicReference.

Parameters:

publicReference - the PublicReference to reject.

Throws:

ReferenceableException - if unable to reject the request.

validateMetaData

void validateMetaData(PrimaryDataEntityVersion entityVersion)
               throws EdalPublicationMetaDataException

Validate the MetaData schema of the PrimaryDataEntityVersion if it is valid for this PersistentIdentifier type.

Parameters:

entityVersion - the PrimaryDataEntityVersion to check the MetaData .

Throws:

EdalPublicationMetaDataException - if validation failed.

negotiateContent

java.lang.StringBuffer negotiateContent(PublicReference publicReference,
                                        ContentNegotiationType type)