Interface Directory

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, DirectoryEntry, Extensible, Federateable, Identifiable, OsidCatalog, OsidObject, Sourceable

public interface Directory
extends OsidCatalog, DirectoryEntry

Directory represents a directory in a file system that may contain other files and directories.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DirectoryRecord	getDirectoryRecord(Type directoryRecordType)	Gets the directory record corresponding to the given Directory record Type.

Methods inherited from interface Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PropertyList	getProperties()	Gets a list of properties.
PropertyList	getPropertiesByRecordType(Type recordType)	Gets a list of properties corresponding to the specified record type.

Methods inherited from interface DirectoryEntry

getCreatedTime, getLastAccessTime, getLastModifiedTime, getName, getOwner, getOwnerId, getPath, getRealPath, isAlias

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DateTime	getCreatedTime()	Gets the created time of this entry.
DateTime	getLastAccessTime()	Gets the last access time of this entry.
DateTime	getLastModifiedTime()	Gets the last modified time of this entry.
String	getName()	Gets the name of this entry.
Agent	getOwner()	Gets the Agent that owns this entry.
Id	getOwnerId()	Gets the Id of the Agent that owns this entry.
String	getPath()	Gets the full path of this entry.
String	getRealPath()	Gets the real path of this entry.
boolean	isAlias()	Tests if this entry is an alias.

Methods inherited from interface Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRecordTypes()	Gets the record types available in this object.
boolean	hasRecordType(Type recordType)	Tests if this object supports the given record Type.

Methods inherited from interface Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Id	getId()	Gets the Id associated with this instance of this OSID object.
boolean	isCurrent()	Tests to see if the last method invoked retrieved up-to-date data.

Methods inherited from interface OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DisplayText	getDescription()	Gets the description associated with this instance of this OSID object.
DisplayText	getDisplayName()	Gets the preferred display name associated with this instance of this OSID object appropriate for display to the user.
Type	getGenusType()	Gets the genus type of this object.
boolean	isOfGenusType(Type genusType)	Tests if this object is of the given genus Type.

Methods inherited from interface Sourceable

getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AssetList	getBranding()	Gets a branding, such as an image or logo, expressed using the Asset interface.
IdList	getBrandingIds()	Gets the branding asset Ids.
DisplayText	getLicense()	Gets the terms of usage.
Resource	getProvider()	Gets the Resource representing the provider.
Id	getProviderId()	Gets the Id of the provider.

Method Details

getDirectoryRecord

DirectoryRecord getDirectoryRecord(Type directoryRecordType)
                            throws OperationFailedException

Gets the directory record corresponding to the given Directory record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The directoryRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(directoryRecordType) is true.

Parameters:

directoryRecordType - the directory record type

Returns:

the directory record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - directoryRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(directoryRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.