Class FileContentEntity

java.lang.Object
org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.repository.file.FileContentEntity
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, ContentEntity
Direct Known Subclasses:
FileContentItem, FileContentLocation

public abstract class FileContentEntity extends Object implements ContentEntity, Serializable
A content-entity that uses a java.io.File as backend. The entity can read the LibRepositoryBoot.SIZE_ATTRIBUTE and can read and write the LibRepositoryBoot.VERSION_ATTRIBUTE.
Author:
Thomas Morgner
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • getRepository

      public Repository getRepository()
      Returns the current repository, to which tis entity belongs.
      Specified by:
      getRepository in interface ContentEntity
      Returns:
      the repository.
    • getName

      public String getName()
      Returns the name of the file.
      Specified by:
      getName in interface ContentEntity
      Returns:
      the name, never null.
    • getContentId

      public Object getContentId()
      Returns a unique identifier. This can be canonical filename or a database key. It must be guaranteed that within the same repository the key will be unique.
      Specified by:
      getContentId in interface ContentEntity
      Returns:
      the unique content ID.
    • getAttribute

      public Object getAttribute(String domain, String key)
      Returns a attribute value for the given domain (namespace) and attribute-name. Some generic attribute domains and names are defined as constants in the LibRepositoryBoot class.
      Specified by:
      getAttribute in interface ContentEntity
      Parameters:
      domain - the attribute domain.
      key - the name of the attribute.
      Returns:
      the value or null, if the content-entity does not have a value for this attribute.
    • setAttribute

      public boolean setAttribute(String domain, String key, Object value)
      Updates the attribute value for the given attribute domain and name. If the element is not writable or the attribute could not be updated for any other reason, the method will return false. This method only returns true, if the attribute has been updated successfully.
      Specified by:
      setAttribute in interface ContentEntity
      Parameters:
      domain - the attribute domain.
      key - the attribute name
      value - the new attribute value.
      Returns:
      true, if the update was successful, false otherwise.
    • getParent

      public ContentLocation getParent()
      Returns a reference to the parent location. If this entity represents the root directory, this method will return null.
      Specified by:
      getParent in interface ContentEntity
      Returns:
      the parent or null, if this is the root-directory.
    • delete

      public boolean delete()
      Attempts to delete the entity. After an entity has been deleted, any call to any of the methods of the entity may produce undefined results.
      Specified by:
      delete in interface ContentEntity
      Returns:
      true, if the entity was deleted and detached from the repository, false otherwise.