org.modeshape.jcr.api

Interface NamespaceRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

NamespaceRegistry

public interface NamespaceRegistry
extends NamespaceRegistry

An extension of JCR 2.0's NamespaceRegistry interface, with a few ModeShape-specific enhancements.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.jcr.NamespaceRegistry

NAMESPACE_EMPTY, NAMESPACE_JCR, NAMESPACE_MIX, NAMESPACE_NT, NAMESPACE_XML, PREFIX_EMPTY, PREFIX_JCR, PREFIX_MIX, PREFIX_NT, PREFIX_XML

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isRegisteredPrefix(String prefix) Determine if there is a namespace registered with the supplied prefix.
boolean	isRegisteredUri(String uri) Determine if there is a namespace registered with the supplied URI.
String	registerNamespace(String uri) Get the prefix for a registered namespace with the supplied URI or, if no such namespace is registered, register it with a generated prefix and return that prefix.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jcr.NamespaceRegistry

getPrefix, getPrefixes, getURI, getURIs, registerNamespace, unregisterNamespace

Method Detail

isRegisteredPrefix

boolean isRegisteredPrefix(String prefix)
                           throws RepositoryException

Determine if there is a namespace registered with the supplied prefix.

Parameters:

prefix - the namespace prefix; may not be null

Returns:

true if an existing namespace is registered to use the supplied prefix, or false otherwise

Throws:

RepositoryException - if another error occurs.

isRegisteredUri

boolean isRegisteredUri(String uri)
                        throws RepositoryException

Determine if there is a namespace registered with the supplied URI.

Parameters:

uri - the namespace URI; may not be null

Returns:

true if a namespace with the supplied URI is already registered, or false otherwise

Throws:

RepositoryException - if another error occurs.

registerNamespace

String registerNamespace(String uri)
                         throws UnsupportedRepositoryOperationException,
                                AccessDeniedException,
                                RepositoryException

Get the prefix for a registered namespace with the supplied URI or, if no such namespace is registered, register it with a generated prefix and return that prefix.

Parameters:

uri - The URI of the namespace; may not be null

Returns:

the prefix of the already-registered namespace, or the newly-generated prefix if no such namespace was registered

Throws:

UnsupportedRepositoryOperationException - if this repository does not support namespace registry changes.

AccessDeniedException - if the current session does not have sufficent access to register the namespace.

RepositoryException - if another error occurs.