IURNProvider (IIZI(R) 1.6.0.15561 Java API Specification)

All Known Subinterfaces:
IFileURNProvider, IImageURNProvider
All Known Implementing Classes:
BarcodeURNFactory, FileURNFactory, FileURNProvider, ImageURNFactory, ImageURNProvider, SVG_URNFactory, URL_URNFactory, UserProfileImageURNFactory, UserProfileStringURNFactory
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public interface IURNProvider
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Interface used to map a URN string to an external URL string to use by a device, accessing the iizi Server or the Designer web server. The interface is used by the {@link URLFactory} for setup by URL providers and is then able to satisfy requests for different types of resources, e.g. strings, files or identifications referencing a database entry.
An IURNProvider could be a provider of PDF's, Barcodes's, etc.
Author:
Christopher Mindus

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NID`	`getNID()`	Gets the Naming IDentifier of the provider.
`java.util.List<URNResourceType>`	`getResourceTypes()`	Gets the URN Resource Type supported by the provider.
`default java.lang.String`	`paramString0()`	Returns a parameter string part used to produce the "toString()" or "paramString()".
`URN`	`parse(java.lang.String urnString, java.lang.String nss, java.lang.String req, java.lang.String query, java.lang.String fragment)`	Parses the URN after the NID specification, i.e.

- Method Detail
  - getNID
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NID getNID()
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    Gets the Naming IDentifier of the provider.
    Returns:
    The NID.
  - getResourceTypes
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java.util.List<URNResourceType> getResourceTypes()
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    Gets the URN Resource Type supported by the provider.
    Returns:
    The supported resource type, empty list when not resource based.
  - parse
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URN parse(java.lang.String urnString,
          java.lang.String nss,
          java.lang.String req,
          java.lang.String query,
          java.lang.String fragment)
   throws URNException
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    Parses the URN after the NID specification, i.e. after "urn:NID:".
    Parameters:
    urnString - The full unparsed original URN string.
    nss - The NSS part of the string (before request/query/fragment).
    req - The decoded request String (without "?+"), null for none.
    query - The decoded query String (without "?="), null for none.
    fragment - The decoded fragment, null for none.
    Returns:
    The URN instance.
    Throws:
    URNException - For URN exceptions.
  - paramString0
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default java.lang.String paramString0()
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    Returns a parameter string part used to produce the "toString()" or "paramString()".
    Returns:
    A part of the string for the provider type.