Package org.osid.installation

package org.osid.installation

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.installation service.

The Installation OSID describes two categories of services. One service is to find, retrieve and manage installation packages in remote repositories, or Depots . The other service is to manage installations (downloaded packages) on Sites . Sites are generally, but not required to be, on local disk.

Packages

Packages define a set of core data and map to an independently retrieved and managed data stream. The data stream may be an archive file of a certain format. A Package may include multiple formats. Packages also may have other packages on which it depends for operation. Each version of a software package is a separate Package identified by a separate Id . Version chains may be defined to communicate newer available versions.

Installations

An installed package on a Site is an Installation . Installations are similar to Packages with a different set of core data and no access to the archive stream. Installations may also have dependencies and versioning.

Methods are defined to check for updates available in a Depot for an Installation , at which time the consumer may elect to install the new Package Id for the updated version. Depending on whether a provider keeps the older version around, delete operations may be available for outdated versions and allow for dependency management across versions.

Sites are assumed to be fixed to the runtime environment and are not manageable through the Installation OSID. As such, Sites are not modeled as OsidCatalogs and a single Installation may belong to only one Site .

Depot Cataloging

Packages are organized into Depots for categorization and federation using the OSID hierarchy pattern. Dynamic virtual Depots may be created by filtering on various Package attributes.

Versions

The Installation OSID defines an OsidPrimitive for a Version . A Version describes a version number.

Orchestration

The Installation OSID may be orchestrated with a Configuration OSID to retrieve or manage installation configurations.

Sub Packages

The Installation OSID contains an Installation Batch OSID for managing Packages and Installations in bulk.

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Related Packages

Package	Description
org.osid	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid service.
org.osid.installation.batch	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.installation.batch service.
org.osid.installation.records

Interfaces

Class	Description
Depot	A depot defines a collection of packages.
DepotAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Depots .
DepotForm	This is the form for creating and updating depots.
DepotHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Depots .
DepotHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Depots .
DepotList	Like all OsidLists , DepotList provides a means for accessing Depot elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
DepotLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Depots .
DepotNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
DepotNodeList	Like all OsidLists , DepotNodeList provides a means for accessing DepotNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
DepotNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Depots .
DepotQuery	This is the query for searching depots.
DepotQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining depot queries.
DepotQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Depots .
DepotReceiver	The vault receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Depot objects.
DepotSearch	The interface for governing depot searches.
DepotSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
DepotSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
DepotSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Depots .
Installation	A Installation represents a Package installed on a Site .
InstallationContent	An installation content contains information about the installation data.
InstallationContentForm	This is the form for creating and updating InstallationContents .
InstallationContentList	Like all OsidLists , InstallationContentList provides a means for accessing InstallationContent elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
InstallationContentQuery	This is the query for searching installation contents.
InstallationContentQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining installation content queries.
InstallationList	Like all OsidLists , InstallationList provides a means for accessing Installation elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
InstallationLookupSession	The session defines methods for retrieving Installations from installation Sites .
InstallationManagementSession	This session defines methods to manage installations.
InstallationManager	The installation manager provides access to package installation sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
InstallationNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive asynchronous notifications on adds/changes to Installations .
InstallationProfile	The InstallationProfile describes the interoperability among installation services.
InstallationProxyManager	The installation manager provides access to package installation sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
InstallationQuery	This is the query for searching installations.
InstallationQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining installation queries.
InstallationQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching Installations .
InstallationReceiver	The installation receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Installations .
InstallationSearch	InstallationSearch defines the interface for specifying installation search options.
InstallationSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
InstallationSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
InstallationSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching Installations .
InstallationUpdateSession	This session defines methods to manage installations.
Package	A Package represents an installation bundle in a depot.
PackageAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Packages .
PackageDepotAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Packages to Depots .
PackageDepotSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Package to Depot mappings.
PackageForm	This is the form for creating and updating Packages .
PackageList	Like all OsidLists , PackageList provides a means for accessing Package elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
PackageLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Packages from remote Depots .
PackageNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive asynchronous notifications on adds/changes to Package objects.
PackageQuery	This is the query for searching packages.
PackageQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining package queries.
PackageQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching Packages .
PackageReceiver	The package receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Packages .
PackageSearch	PackageSearch defines the interface for specifying package search options.
PackageSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
PackageSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
PackageSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching Packages .
PackageSmartDepotSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
Site	A Site represents an installation location.
SiteList	Like all OsidLists , SiteList provides a means for accessing Site elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
SiteLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Site objects.
SiteQuery	This is the query for searching installations.
SiteQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining installations queries.
SiteSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Version	A Version represents a version in a scheme.