org.alfresco.repo.virtual.ref

Interface Resource

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClasspathResource, RepositoryResource

public interface Resource

A Reference element that identifies the main or a parameter content location.
The semantics of the resource is given by Reference protocol.

Author:

Bogdan Horje

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	asStream(ActualEnvironment environment)
<R> R	processWith(ResourceProcessor<R> processor) Processes the Resource with a ResourceProcessor.
String	stringify(Stringifier stringifier) Returns the String representation of the resource.

Method Detail

stringify

String stringify(Stringifier stringifier)
          throws ReferenceEncodingException

Returns the String representation of the resource.

Parameters:

stringifier -

Returns:

Throws:

ReferenceEncodingException

processWith

<R> R processWith(ResourceProcessor<R> processor)
           throws ResourceProcessingError

Processes the Resource with a ResourceProcessor. This method has the role of the accept method in the Visitor pattern, in this case the Visitor being the ResourceProcessor and the Element - the Resource.

Parameters:

processor -

Returns:

Throws:

ResourceProcessingError

asStream

InputStream asStream(ActualEnvironment environment)
              throws ActualEnvironmentException

Throws:

ActualEnvironmentException