org.bedework.synch.shared.cnctrs

Interface Connector<C extends ConnectorInstance,N extends Notification,Tconf extends ConnectorConfigI>

Type Parameters:

C -

N -

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnector

public interface Connector<C extends ConnectorInstance,N extends Notification,Tconf extends ConnectorConfigI>

The interface implemented by connectors. This represents the kind of object used to communicate with a particular system or entity. We may implement connectors for files, for exchange for bedework etc.

The connector instance carries out global initialization and provides ConnectorInstance objects per subscription.

There is only one instance of each kind of connector with a particular configuration. This connector is called to obtain a ConnectorInstance which carries out the actual operations for a given subscription.

Author:

Mike Douglass

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	Connector.NotificationBatch<N extends Notification> Far end may send a batch of notifications.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getCallbackUri()
C	getConnectorInstance(Subscription sub, org.bedework.synch.wsmessages.SynchEndType end) Called to obtain a connector instance for a subscription.
ietf.params.xml.ns.icalendar_2.ObjectFactory	getIcalObjectFactory()
String	getId()
SynchDefs.SynchKind	getKind()
PropertiesInfo	getPropertyInfo() Information about properties required for subscriptions via this connector.
List<Object>	getSkipList()
String	getStatus()
SynchEngine	getSyncher()
boolean	getTrustLastmod() Can we trust the lastmod from this connector?
Connector.NotificationBatch<N>	handleCallback(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp, List<String> resourceUri) Will create a notification batch object which will be passed to a synchling for processing.
boolean	isFailed()
boolean	isManager()
boolean	isReadOnly() Is this a read-only connector?
boolean	isStarted()
boolean	isStopped()
void	respondCallback(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp, Connector.NotificationBatch<N> notifications) Will respond to a notification.
void	start(String connectorId, Tconf conf, String callbackUri, SynchEngine syncher) Start the connector.
void	stop() Shut down the connector

Method Detail

start

void start(String connectorId,
           Tconf conf,
           String callbackUri,
           SynchEngine syncher)
    throws SynchException

Start the connector. A response of null means no synch available.

The callback url is unique to the connector. It will be used as a path prefix to allow the callback service to locate the handler for incoming callback requests.

For example, if the callback context is /synchcb/ and the connector id is "bedework" then the callback uri might be /synchcb/bedework/. The connector might append a uid to that path to allow it to locate the active subscription for which the callback is intended.

Parameters:

connectorId - - registered id for the connector

conf -

callbackUri -

syncher -

Throws:

SynchException

getStatus

String getStatus()

Returns:

a useful status message

isManager

boolean isManager()

Returns:

true if we are the manager

isStarted

boolean isStarted()

Returns:

true if we started

isFailed

boolean isFailed()

Returns:

true if we failed in some way

isStopped

boolean isStopped()

Returns:

true if we're stopped

getKind

SynchDefs.SynchKind getKind()

Returns:

poll or notify?

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

Is this a read-only connector?

Returns:

boolean

getTrustLastmod

boolean getTrustLastmod()

Can we trust the lastmod from this connector?

Returns:

boolean

getId

String getId()

Returns:

id provided at start

getCallbackUri

String getCallbackUri()

Returns:

callbackUri provided at start

getSyncher

SynchEngine getSyncher()

Returns:

syncher provided at start

getIcalObjectFactory

ietf.params.xml.ns.icalendar_2.ObjectFactory getIcalObjectFactory()

Returns:

an object factory for icalendar

getPropertyInfo

PropertiesInfo getPropertyInfo()

Information about properties required for subscriptions via this connector.

Returns:

list of info

getSkipList

List<Object> getSkipList()

Returns:

list of icalendar properties to skip.

getConnectorInstance

C getConnectorInstance(Subscription sub,
                       org.bedework.synch.wsmessages.SynchEndType end)
                throws SynchException

Called to obtain a connector instance for a subscription. A response of null means no synch available.

Parameters:

sub - - the subscription

end - - which end

Returns:

null for no synch else a connector instance.

Throws:

SynchException

handleCallback

Connector.NotificationBatch<N> handleCallback(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                                              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp,
                                              List<String> resourceUri)
                                       throws SynchException

Will create a notification batch object which will be passed to a synchling for processing. When processing is complete respond will be called.

The resource URI has been stripped of the context element and the element which identifies the connector. What remains is used by the connector to determine a subscription id allowing retrieval of the subscription from the synch engine.

Parameters:

req -

resp -

resourceUri - - elements of the path with context and connector id removed

Returns:

Notification with 1 or more Notification items or null for no action.

Throws:

SynchException

respondCallback

void respondCallback(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp,
                     Connector.NotificationBatch<N> notifications)
              throws SynchException

Will respond to a notification.

Parameters:

resp -

notifications - from handleCallback.

Throws:

SynchException

stop

void stop()
   throws SynchException

Shut down the connector

Throws:

SynchException