edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.xml.export
Interface XmlImportableBase<T>

Type Parameters:

T - is the type of the object

All Known Subinterfaces:

XmlImportable<T>, XmlImportableMultiple<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeAssign, AttributeAssignAction, AttributeAssignActionSet, AttributeAssignValue, AttributeDef, AttributeDefName, AttributeDefNameSet, AttributeDefScope, AuditEntry, AuditType, Composite, Field, Group, Member, Membership, RoleSet, Stem

public interface XmlImportableBase<T>

Hibernated object which can be imported into

Method Summary

void	xmlCopyBusinessPropertiesToExisting(T existingRecord) copy business (non update) properties to an existing record
boolean	xmlDifferentBusinessProperties(T other) see if the non update cols are different (e.g. name)
boolean	xmlDifferentUpdateProperties(T other) see if the update cols are different (e.g. last updated)
java.lang.String	xmlGetId() set id key in db
T	xmlSaveBusinessProperties(T existingRecord) save the business properties (not update properties)
void	xmlSaveUpdateProperties() save the udpate properties (e.g. last updated).
void	xmlSetId(java.lang.String theId) set id key in db
java.lang.String	xmlToString() convert to string for log

Method Detail

xmlToString

java.lang.String xmlToString()

convert to string for log

Returns:

the string value for log

xmlDifferentUpdateProperties

boolean xmlDifferentUpdateProperties(T other)

see if the update cols are different (e.g. last updated)

Parameters:

other - the one to compare with

Returns:

true if so

xmlDifferentBusinessProperties

boolean xmlDifferentBusinessProperties(T other)

see if the non update cols are different (e.g. name)

Parameters:

other - the one to compare with

Returns:

true if so

xmlSaveBusinessProperties

T xmlSaveBusinessProperties(T existingRecord)

save the business properties (not update properties)

Parameters:

existingRecord - null if insert, the object if exists in DB generally just copy the hibernate version number, and last updated to the object and store it

Returns:

the new object or existing

xmlSaveUpdateProperties

void xmlSaveUpdateProperties()

save the udpate properties (e.g. last updated). Note, this is done with a sql update statement, not with hibernate

xmlCopyBusinessPropertiesToExisting

void xmlCopyBusinessPropertiesToExisting(T existingRecord)

copy business (non update) properties to an existing record

Parameters:

existingRecord -

xmlGetId

java.lang.String xmlGetId()

set id key in db

Returns:

id

xmlSetId

void xmlSetId(java.lang.String theId)

set id key in db

Parameters:

theId -