org.openrdf.elmo
Interface RoleMapper<URI>

Type Parameters:

URI - Class used to represent a rdf:type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

RoleMapperImpl

public interface RoleMapper<URI>

Maps between roles and rdf:type.

Author:

James Leigh

Method Summary

void	addFactory(Class<?> javaClass)
void	addFactory(Class<?> javaClass, String type)
void	addRole(Class<?> role)
void	addRole(Class<?> role, String type)
Class<?>[]	findBaseRoles() Roles that should be included by any bean.
Collection<Class<?>>	findIndividualRoles(URI instance, Collection<Class<?>> classes) Adds roles to the collection that are specific to this instance.
Collection<Class<?>>	findRoles(Collection<URI> types, Collection<Class<?>> roles) Finds all the roles that should be implemented by these types.
Class<?>[]	findRoles(URI type) Finds the Java Class for this rdf:Class.
Collection<URI>	findSubTypes(Class<?> role, Collection<URI> rdfTypes) Finds the rdf:types for concept and any sub-concept(s).
URI	findType(Class<?> concept) Finds the rdf:Class for this Java Class.
Collection<URI>	findTypes(Class<?> role, Collection<URI> rdfTypes) Finds the rdf:types that this interface or class represents.
boolean	isIndividualRolesPresent(URI instance) Determines if a registered role hase this value as a {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} value.
boolean	isTypeRecorded(URI type) Finds if there exists a Java Class for this rdf:Class.
void	setRdfTypeFactory(RdfTypeFactory<URI> vf)

Method Detail

setRdfTypeFactory

void setRdfTypeFactory(RdfTypeFactory<URI> vf)

addFactory

void addFactory(Class<?> javaClass)

addFactory

void addFactory(Class<?> javaClass,
                String type)

addRole

void addRole(Class<?> role)

addRole

void addRole(Class<?> role,
             String type)

findBaseRoles

Class<?>[] findBaseRoles()

Roles that should be included by any bean. Used when the resource has no rdf:type.

Returns:

roles implemented by all Beans.

isIndividualRolesPresent

boolean isIndividualRolesPresent(URI instance)

Determines if a registered role hase this value as a {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} value.

Parameters:

instance -

Returns:

true if {link findIndividualRoles(Object, Collection) will modify the collection.

findIndividualRoles

Collection<Class<?>> findIndividualRoles(URI instance,
                                         Collection<Class<?>> classes)

Adds roles to the collection that are specific to this instance. Defined with the {link org.openrdf.annotations.oneOf} annotation.

Parameters:

instance -

classes -

Returns:

classes

findRoles

Class<?>[] findRoles(URI type)

Finds the Java Class for this rdf:Class. Searches for register classes.

Parameters:

type -

findRoles

Collection<Class<?>> findRoles(Collection<URI> types,
                               Collection<Class<?>> roles)

Finds all the roles that should be implemented by these types.

Parameters:

types - rdf:types

roles - collection should be used to add the classes.

Returns:

roles

isTypeRecorded

boolean isTypeRecorded(URI type)

Finds if there exists a Java Class for this rdf:Class. Searches for register classes.

Parameters:

type -

findType

URI findType(Class<?> concept)

Finds the rdf:Class for this Java Class.

Parameters:

concept -

Returns:

URI of the rdf:Class for this Java Class or null.

findTypes

Collection<URI> findTypes(Class<?> role,
                          Collection<URI> rdfTypes)

Finds the rdf:types that this interface or class represents.

Parameters:

concept -

rdfTypes -

Returns:

rdfTypes

findSubTypes

Collection<URI> findSubTypes(Class<?> role,
                             Collection<URI> rdfTypes)

Finds the rdf:types for concept and any sub-concept(s).

Parameters:

concept -

rdfTypes -

Returns:

rdfTypes