com.beasys.commerce.ebusiness.catalog
Interface CatalogRequest

All Known Implementing Classes:

CatalogRequestImpl

public interface CatalogRequest

This interface is the common input record to catalog services that return catalog data. It contains everything required to resolve a catalog request to catalog content.

Field Summary

static int	ADMINISTRATION Authorization bit-field constant for administrator use of the catalog.
static int	DEFAULT_USE Authorization bit-field constant for end-user use of the catalog.

Method Summary

int	getAuthorization() Gets the authorization bit-field for this catalog request.
String	getLanguage()
boolean	getShowAll()
boolean	hasAuthorization(int authorizationCode)
void	setLanguage(String language) Sets the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.
void	setShowAll(boolean showAll) Sets the visibility attribute for this catalog request.

Field Detail

ADMINISTRATION

public static final int ADMINISTRATION

Authorization bit-field constant for administrator use of the catalog.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_USE

public static final int DEFAULT_USE

Authorization bit-field constant for end-user use of the catalog.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getAuthorization

public int getAuthorization()

Gets the authorization bit-field for this catalog request.

getLanguage

public String getLanguage()

Returns:

the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.

getShowAll

public boolean getShowAll()

Returns:

whether to retrieve all catalog items, irrespective of whether they have been marked as invisible.

hasAuthorization

public boolean hasAuthorization(int authorizationCode)

Returns:

true if the current catalog request has the required authorization: one of DEFAULT_USE or ADMINISTRATION.

setLanguage

public void setLanguage(String language)

Sets the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.

Parameters:

language - the language attribute to use.

setShowAll

public void setShowAll(boolean showAll)

Sets the visibility attribute for this catalog request. if the showAll attribute is true all items will be returned irrespective of item visiblity. By default end-user catalog requests have showAll set to false and administrator catalog requests have showAll set to true. return the showAll attribute