eu.planets_project.services.datatypes
Interface DigitalObjectContent

public interface DigitalObjectContent

Representation of digital object content.

Nested Class Summary

static class

DigitalObjectContent.Adapter Adapter for serialization of Content interface instances.

Method Summary

Checksum	getChecksum()
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream()
java.net.URI	getReference()
long	length()
DigitalObjectContent	withChecksum(Checksum checksum) As checksum calculation is optional, this functionality is supported via this method, not the factory methods.

Method Detail

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()

Returns:

An input stream for this content; this is either created for the actual value (if this is value content) or a stream for reading the reference (if this is a reference content)

getReference

java.net.URI getReference()

Returns:

The reference for this content

getChecksum

Checksum getChecksum()

Returns:

The checksum for this content

withChecksum

DigitalObjectContent withChecksum(Checksum checksum)

As checksum calculation is optional, this functionality is supported via this method, not the factory methods. To maintain immutability, this method does not alter this content, but returns a copy with the given checksum set.

Parameters:

checksum - the checksum to set

Returns:

A copy of this content, with the given Checksum set

See Also:

getChecksum()

length

long length()

Returns:

The content length