Package ch.ivyteam.ivy.cm

Interface IContentObject

  • All Superinterfaces:
    org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable, ch.ivyteam.ivy.cm.IContentManagementEntity
    public interface IContentObject
extends ch.ivyteam.ivy.cm.IContentManagementEntity
    Interface to access information about a content object
    Version:
    10.5.2006, kvg: revised and simplified for 4.0
    API:
    This is a public API.

    • Method Detail

      • getName

        String getName()
        Gets the name
        Returns:
        name
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • setName

        void setName​(String name,
             String user)
        Sets the name of the content object. Note that changing a content objects name also changes its uri and the uri of all children and their descendants content objects. Therefore all references to the changed or a descendants content object are going invalid.
        Parameters:
        name - the new name of the content object
        user - the user who changes the name
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getDescription

        String getDescription()
        Gets the description
        Returns:
        description (may be empty, but never null)
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • setDescription

        void setDescription​(String description,
                    String user)
        Sets the description. If description is null, then empty string will be used.
        Parameters:
        description - description
        user - the user who changes the description
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getChanged

        Date getChanged()
        Gets the timestamp of the last change
        Returns:
        changed timestamp
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getChangedBy

        String getChangedBy()
        Gets the user who changed the object last
        Returns:
        changed by
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getUri

        String getUri()
        Gets the uri
        Returns:
        uri
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getParent

        IContentObject getParent()
        Gets the parent content object
        Returns:
        parent content object of this content object; null if this content object is already the root of the CMS
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getContentObjectType

        IContentObjectType getContentObjectType()
        Gets the content object type of this ContentObject.
        Returns:
        content object type
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • hasChildren

        boolean hasChildren()
        Checks, if this content object has any child objects. Clients can assume that this method is optimized compared to a check with getChildren().size() > 0.
        Returns:
        true, if content object has children
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getChildren

        List<IContentObject> getChildren()
        Gets all children of this content object sorted by the visual order
        Returns:
        List with all children
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getChild

        IContentObject getChild​(String name)
        Get the child with the given name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the child to retrieve
        Returns:
        child with the given name or null if name does not exist
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • addChild

        IContentObject addChild​(String name,
                        String description,
                        CoType type,
                        String user)
        Creates a child ContentObject for this ContentObject. If a visual order is to be provided, it should be set using the returned instance.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the child to create
        description - description (optional)
        type - type of the child to create
        user - the user who creates the child
        Returns:
        a new ContentObject instance
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • hasValues

        boolean hasValues()
        Checks if this content object has any values.
        Returns:
        true, if values are present, false otherwise
        Throws:
        PersistencyException
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getValues

        List<IContentObjectValue> getValues()
        Gets all values of this content object.
        Returns:
        List with all values
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • getValue

        IContentObjectValue getValue​(Date time,
                             Locale lang)
        Get the value with given language, which is valid at the provided time. If no time is provided, then the current time will be assumed. For the locale argument, both country and language are considered.

        If none of the existing values matches the given time restraint then null will be returned.

        If locale is given as fr_CH then a search for a valid Swiss-French value will be performed. If no Swiss-French value exists for the specified time, then the search will be repeated for a any french value, country left aside. If no French value exists either, then the default value of the content object will be returned (or the first found value, if no default is specified or null).

        If the default value is returned, the language may not be consistent with the request-parameters.

        If multiple (default) values exist, which match with the query, then the first one will be returned.

        Parameters:
        time - optional date/time where value should be valid (if null: assumes current time)
        lang - language of value to retrieve
        Returns:
        ContentObjectValue in requested language, valid at given time (or default value, if no value for lang exists)
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • addValue

        IContentObjectValue addValue​(String description,
                             Date validFrom,
                             Date validTo,
                             Locale language,
                             String user,
                             boolean isDefault,
                             String propertyString)
        Creates a new value for this ContentObject withhout any content. Content can be set on the returned ContentObjectValue.
        Parameters:
        description - description of the value
        validFrom - the value is valid from
        validTo - the value is valid until, null means forever
        language - the language of the value, if null: use default language of cms
        user - user which creates the object
        isDefault - flag indicating a default value
        propertyString - optinal
        Returns:
        the created value
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • delete

        void delete()
        Deletes this content object and all its children and children's children
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

      • touch

        void touch​(String user)
        Update the "last changed by" date to current time and given user.
        Parameters:
        user - the user to touch with
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility ADVANCED.

      • isValid

        boolean isValid()
        Returns true if the entry is valid. False, if the entry is invalid and should no longer be used. E.g. the entry was deleted and this instance should no longer be used.
        Returns:
        True if the entry is valid. False, if the entry is invalid.
        Throws:
        PersistencyException - if db access fails
        API:
        This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility ADVANCED.