org.osid.repository

Interface Repository

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, Federateable, Identifiable, OsidCatalog, OsidObject, Sourceable

public interface Repository
extends OsidCatalog

A repository defines a collection of assets.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RepositoryRecord	getRepositoryRecord(Type repositoryRecordType) Gets the record corresponding to the given Repository record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Sourceable

getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId

Method Detail

getRepositoryRecord

RepositoryRecord getRepositoryRecord(Type repositoryRecordType)
                                     throws OperationFailedException

Gets the record corresponding to the given Repository record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The repositoryRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(repositoryRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

repositoryRecordType - a repository record type

Returns:

the repository record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - repositoryRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(repositoryRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.