org.virtualrepository

Interface Asset

All Superinterfaces:

Described

All Known Subinterfaces:

MutableAsset

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAsset, CometAsset, CsvAsset, CsvCodelist, SdmxAsset, SdmxCodelist

public interface Asset
extends Described

A data asset held in or destined for a RepositoryService.

Author:

Fabio Simeoni

See Also:

VirtualRepository, RepositoryService

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	id() Returns the identifier of this asset.
String	name() Returns the name of this asset.
RepositoryService	service() Returns the RepositoryService with which this asset was retrieved or should be published.
AssetType	type() Returns the AssetType of this asset.
String	version() Returns the version of this asset, if available.

Methods inherited from interface org.virtualrepository.impl.Described

properties

Method Detail

id

String id()

Returns the identifier of this asset.

The identifier must unambiguously distinguish this asset from any other asset that can be retrieved or published with any repository service.

Returns:

the identifier

name

String name()

Returns the name of this asset.

The name must unambiguously distinguish this asset from any other asset that can be retrieved or published with repository service associated with this asset.

Returns:

the name

version

String version()

Returns the version of this asset, if available.

Returns:

the version, or null if the asset is not versioned.

type

AssetType type()

Returns the AssetType of this asset.

Returns:

the type

service

RepositoryService service()

Returns the RepositoryService with which this asset was retrieved or should be published.

Returns:

the origin