org.astrogrid.acr.ivoa.resource
Interface Resource

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Application, Authority, CatalogService, CeaApplication, CeaService, ConeService, DataCollection, DataService, HasCoverage, Organisation, RegistryService, Service, SiapService, SsapService, StapService, TableService, TapService, VospaceService

public interface Resource
extends Serializable

Base class for all resources returned from an IVOA Registry. An instance of this class can represent any entity or component of a VO application that is describable and identifiable by a IVOA Identifier.

Notes:

Most resouces will be represented by an object that implements one or more subclasses of this class.

See Also:

IVOA Registry Metadata Document, Registry

Method Summary

Content	getContent() Description of the content of the resource
String	getCreated() The UTC date and time this resource metadata description was created.
Curation	getCuration() Curation information about the resource
URI	getId() The unique ID for this resource.
String	getShortName() A short name or abbreviation given to the resource.
String	getStatus() a tag indicating whether this resource is believed to be still actively maintained.
String	getTitle() the Full name given to the resource
String	getType() the xsi:type attribute of this resource.
String	getUpdated() The UTC date this resource metadata description was last updated.
Validation[]	getValidationLevel() A description of the quality of the resource description.

Method Detail

getValidationLevel

Validation[] getValidationLevel()

A description of the quality of the resource description. It can tbe used to indicate the confidence an end-user can put in the resource as part of a VO application or research study.

getTitle

String getTitle()

the Full name given to the resource

Notes:

expected to always be provided

getId

URI getId()

The unique ID for this resource.

Returns:

Unambiguous and unique reference to the resource conforming to the IVOA standard for identifiers

getShortName

String getShortName()

A short name or abbreviation given to the resource.

Notes:

this is not guaranteed to be unique, and often is not available

getCuration

Curation getCuration()

Curation information about the resource

getContent

Content getContent()

Description of the content of the resource

getStatus

String getStatus()

a tag indicating whether this resource is believed to be still actively maintained.

getCreated

String getCreated()

The UTC date and time this resource metadata description was created.

getUpdated

String getUpdated()

The UTC date this resource metadata description was last updated.

getType

String getType()

the xsi:type attribute of this resource.

Notes:

This is one method of distinguishing between different kinds of resource. However, it's often easier to just check what sub-interfaces of Resource a particular instance implements.