Package org.mycore.datamodel.metadata.share

Interface MCRMetadataShareAgent

All Known Implementing Classes:

MCRMODSMetadataShareAgent

public interface MCRMetadataShareAgent

Author:

Thomas Scheffler (yagee)

See Also:

• MCRMetadataShareAgentFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	distributeMetadata(MCRObject holder)	updates all recipients of shareable metadata from holder.
void	receiveMetadata(MCRObject recipient)	Include shareable metadata from holder before persisting recipient.
boolean	shareableMetadataChanged(MCRObject oldVersion, MCRObject newVersion)	Determines if shareable metadata changed from oldVersion to newVersion

Method Details

shareableMetadataChanged

boolean shareableMetadataChanged(MCRObject oldVersion,
 MCRObject newVersion)

Determines if shareable metadata changed from oldVersion to newVersion

Parameters:

oldVersion - previous version of MCRObject

newVersion - new version of MCRObject

distributeMetadata

void distributeMetadata(MCRObject holder)
                 throws MCRPersistenceException,
MCRAccessException

updates all recipients of shareable metadata from holder.

Parameters:

holder - usually the parent object that can distrivute metadata

Throws:

MCRAccessException

MCRPersistenceException

receiveMetadata

void receiveMetadata(MCRObject recipient)

Include shareable metadata from holder before persisting recipient.

Parameters:

recipient - on update/create before handling events.