CrawlableDataset (NetCDF-Java Library 4.3.11 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CrawlableCatalog, CrawlableDatasetAlias, CrawlableDatasetDods, CrawlableDatasetFile, CrawlableMFile
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public interface CrawlableDataset
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CrawlableDataset represents an abstract dataset that is part of a hierarchical dataset collection. Parent and child datasets can be accessed allowing the collection to be crawled.

The CrawlableDataset interface is a generalization (and simplification) of the java.io.File class. A CrawlableDataset path is made up of ONE or more path segments each seperated by a slash ("/"). The path may start or end with a slash ("/").

Implementation Notes:
1. The thredds.crawlabledataset.CrawlableDatasetFactory requires each CrawlableDataset implementation to define a public constructor with one String argument and one Object argument. The String argument is the path for the CrawlableDataset being constructed, the Object argument is a configuration object.
2. The thredds.cataloggen.CollectionLevelScanner framework does not support building a catalog for the collection based at the CrawlableDataset path "/". So, do not implement your CrawlableDataset so that the path "/" is allowed, or at least so that it is not likely to be used as the root of a dataset collection (e.g., CrawlableDatasetFile is probably safe because the root directory ("/") should never be used as the base of a data collection. If the backend data source on top of which you are implementing CrawlabeDataset uses "/" as its root, you can simply prepend a string (e.g., "myDataCollection" or "root") to the backend path for the CrawlableDataset view of the path.
Since:

May 3, 2005 20:18:59 -0600

Author:

edavis

See Also:
CollectionLevelScanner uses CrawlableDatasets to scan a dataset collection and create a THREDDS catalog.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`exists()` Return true if the dataset represented by this CrawlableDataset actually exists, null if it does not or an I/O error occurs.
`Object`	`getConfigObject()` Return the configuration Object (can be null).
`CrawlableDataset`	`getDescendant(String relativePath)` A factory method for getting a descendant of this datasets.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the dataset name, i.e., the last part of the dataset path.
`CrawlableDataset`	`getParentDataset()` Returns the parent CrawlableDataset or null if this dataset has no parent.
`String`	`getPath()` Returns the dataset path.
`boolean`	`isCollection()` Return true if the dataset is a collection dataset.
`Date`	`lastModified()` Returns the date the dataset was last modified, null if unknown.
`long`	`length()` Returns the size in bytes of the dataset, -1 if unknown.
`List<CrawlableDataset>`	`listDatasets()` Returns the list of CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset.
`List<CrawlableDataset>`	`listDatasets(CrawlableDatasetFilter filter)` Returns the list of CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset that satisfy the given filter.

- Method Detail
  - getConfigObject
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Object getConfigObject()
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    Return the configuration Object (can be null).
    
    Returns:
    the configuration Object (can be null).
  - getPath
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String getPath()
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    Returns the dataset path.
    
    Returns:
    the dataset path.
  - getName
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String getName()
```
    Returns the dataset name, i.e., the last part of the dataset path.
    
    Returns:
    the dataset name, i.e., the last part of the dataset path.
  - getParentDataset
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CrawlableDataset getParentDataset()
```
    Returns the parent CrawlableDataset or null if this dataset has no parent.
    
    Returns:
    the parent CrawlableDataset or null if this dataset has no parent.
  - exists
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boolean exists()
```
    Return true if the dataset represented by this CrawlableDataset actually exists, null if it does not or an I/O error occurs.
    
    Returns:
    true if the dataset represented by this CrawlableDataset actually exists.
  - isCollection
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boolean isCollection()
```
    Return true if the dataset is a collection dataset.
    
    Returns:
    true if the dataset is a collection dataset.
  - getDescendant
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CrawlableDataset getDescendant(String relativePath)
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    A factory method for getting a descendant of this datasets.
    
    Parameters:
    relativePath - the path relative to this dataset of the requested dataset.
    
    Returns:
    the requested descendant of this dataset.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the relative path is not relative (e.g., starts with a slash ("/")).
  - listDatasets
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List<CrawlableDataset> listDatasets()
                                    throws IOException
```
    Returns the list of CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset. The returned list will be empty if this collection dataset does not contain any children datasets. If this dataset is not a collection dataset, this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    Returns a list of the CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset. The llist will be empty if no datasets are contained in this collection dataset.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs while accessing the children datasets.
    
    IllegalStateException - if this dataset is not a collection, the isCollection() method should be used to check.
  - listDatasets
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List<CrawlableDataset> listDatasets(CrawlableDatasetFilter filter)
                                    throws IOException
```
    Returns the list of CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset that satisfy the given filter. The returned list will be empty if this collection dataset does not contain any children datasets that satisfy the given filter.
    
    Parameters:
    filter - a CrawlableDataset filter (if null, accept all datasets).
    
    Returns:
    Returns a list of the CrawlableDatasets contained in this collection dataset that satisfy the given filter. The list will be empty if no datasets are contained in this collection dataset.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs while accessing the children datasets.
    
    IllegalStateException - if this dataset is not a collection, the isCollection() method should be used to check.
  - length
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long length()
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    Returns the size in bytes of the dataset, -1 if unknown.
    
    Returns:
    the size in bytes of the dataset, -1 if unknown.
  - lastModified
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Date lastModified()
```
    Returns the date the dataset was last modified, null if unknown.
    
    Returns:
    the date the dataset was last modified, null if unknown.

Interface CrawlableDataset

Method Summary

Method Detail

getConfigObject

getPath

getName

getParentDataset

exists

isCollection

getDescendant

listDatasets

listDatasets

length

lastModified