net.dpml.transit
Interface LinkManager

public interface LinkManager

The LinkManager is responsible for storing the mapping between a Link instance and a URI.

Version:

2.0.2

Author:

Digital Product Management Laboratory

Method Summary

URI	getTargetURI(URI link) Returns the URI that the supplied link URI is referencing.
void	setTargetURI(URI link, URI target) Sets the URI for the provided link URI.

Method Detail

setTargetURI

void setTargetURI(URI link,
                  URI target)
                  throws IOException

Sets the URI for the provided link URI. The LinkManager is required to persist this information between JVM restarts and should be persisted on a scope larger than a single JVM, typically a host or a local area network. LinkManagers are encouraged to establish other virtual scopes independent of network topologies.

Parameters:

link - the uri of the link

target - the uri of the target that the link redirects to

Throws:

IOException - if an IO error occurs

getTargetURI

URI getTargetURI(URI link)
                 throws IOException

Returns the URI that the supplied link URI is referencing.

Parameters:

link - the link uri

Returns:

the target uri

Throws:

IOException - if an IO error occurs