org.nodal
Interface RepositoryDriver

All Known Implementing Classes:

Nodal.DriverBase

public interface RepositoryDriver

Author:

Lee Iverson

Method Summary

boolean	accepts(Path path) Evaluate a URL and determine whether or not it can possibly be handled by this driver.
java.lang.String	description() Return a description of this RepositoryDriver.
Repository	openRepository(Path path) Open (or reopen) a Repository that contains the URL given.

Method Detail

description

public java.lang.String description()

Return a description of this RepositoryDriver.

Returns:

a String describing this driver

accepts

public boolean accepts(Path path)

Evaluate a URL and determine whether or not it can possibly be handled by this driver.

Parameters:

path - an absolute Path that identifies a Repository

Returns:

true if the given url may be opened by this driver

openRepository

public Repository openRepository(Path path)

Open (or reopen) a Repository that contains the URL given. It is an error (possibly unchecked) to call this method for a URL for which {#acceptsURL} has returned false.

Parameters:

path - a Path for an object contained within a Repository handled by this driver

Returns:

an open Repository containing this URL or null if unable to open