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

DEFAULT_USE

static final int DEFAULT_USE

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

See Also

Constants Summary

ADMINISTRATION

static final int ADMINISTRATION

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

See Also

Constants Summary

Method Detail

getLanguage

String getLanguage()

Returns

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

setLanguage

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.

getShowAll

boolean getShowAll()

Returns

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

setShowAll

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

getAuthorization

int getAuthorization()

Gets the authorization bit-field for this catalog request.

hasAuthorization

boolean hasAuthorization(int authorizationCode)

Returns

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