org.dlese.dpc.repository
Class DirInfo

java.lang.Object
  org.dlese.dpc.repository.DirInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class DirInfo

extends Object

implements Serializable

Data structure that holds information about a directory of metadata files. Includes the directory name and the metadata format for the files in that directory.

Author:

John Weatherley

See Also:

SetInfo, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DirInfo()
Constructor for the DirInfo object

DirInfo(String dir, String format)
Constructor for the DirInfo object

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) Checks equality of two DirInfo objects.
Object	getAttribute(String key) Gets an attribute Object from this DirInfo.
String	getDirectory() Gets the dir attribute of the DirInfo object
String	getFormat() Gets the format attribute of the DirInfo object
boolean	hasDirectory(File directory) Determines whether this directory is the same as the given directory.
void	setAttribute(String key, Object attribute) Sets an attribute Object that will be available for access using the given key.
void	setDirectory(String val) Sets the dir attribute of the DirInfo object
void	setFormat(String val) Sets the format attribute of the DirInfo object
String	toString() Provides a String representataion for this DirInfo.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DirInfo

public DirInfo()

Constructor for the DirInfo object

DirInfo

public DirInfo(String dir,
               String format)

Constructor for the DirInfo object

Parameters:

dir - The direcotory path

format - The metadata format for the files in the directory

Method Detail

getDirectory

public String getDirectory()

Gets the dir attribute of the DirInfo object

Returns:

The dir value

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(String val)

Sets the dir attribute of the DirInfo object

Parameters:

val - The new dir value

hasDirectory

public boolean hasDirectory(File directory)

Determines whether this directory is the same as the given directory.

Parameters:

directory - A directory

Returns:

True if this directory is the same

getFormat

public String getFormat()

Gets the format attribute of the DirInfo object

Returns:

The format value

setFormat

public void setFormat(String val)

Sets the format attribute of the DirInfo object

Parameters:

val - The new format value

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String key,
                         Object attribute)

Sets an attribute Object that will be available for access using the given key. The object MUST be serializable.

Parameters:

key - The key used to reference the attribute.

attribute - Any Java Object that is Serializable.

getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(String key)

Gets an attribute Object from this DirInfo.

Parameters:

key - The key used to reference the attribute.

Returns:

The Java Object that was stored under the given key or null if none exists.

toString

public String toString()

Provides a String representataion for this DirInfo. This method may be used for debugging to see what is in the DirInfo. This method is also used it the equals(Object) method.

Returns:

String describing all data in this DirInfo.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Checks equality of two DirInfo objects.

Parameters:

o - The DirInfo to compare to this

Returns:

True iff the compared object is equal