com.bea.content.spi
Interface Repository

All Superinterfaces

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendedRepository

public interface Repository
extends Serializable

Represents a content repository and facilitates connecting to it.

See Also

ExtendedRepository

Method Summary

Ticket	connect(Credentials credentials) Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.
Ticket	connect(String username, String password) Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.
String	getName() Gets the name of this Repository.
Properties	getProperties() Gets the configuration properties for this repository.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of this Repository.
void	setProperties(Properties properties) Sets the configuration properties for this repository.

Method Detail

connect

Ticket connect(Credentials credentials)
               throws AuthenticationException,
                      RepositoryException

Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated. The credentials is from a user that was already authenticated in the WebLogic server.

Parameters

credentials - - the credentials of the user connecting to the Repository.

Throws

AuthenticationException - if the authentication fails.

RepositoryException - if a non-authentication error occurs.

connect

Ticket connect(String username,
               String password)
               throws AuthenticationException,
                      RepositoryException

Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.

Parameters

username - - the username to authenticate.

password - - the password for the user.

Throws

AuthenticationException - if the authentication fails.

RepositoryException - if a non-authentication error occurs.

getName

String getName()

Gets the name of this Repository.

setName

void setName(String name)

Sets the name of this Repository. This will always be set before connect is called.

getProperties

Properties getProperties()

Gets the configuration properties for this repository.

Returns

Properties, the repository configuration properties.

setProperties

void setProperties(Properties properties)

Sets the configuration properties for this repository. The config map will always be set before connect is called.

Parameters

properties - - the repository configuration properties.