Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.dal;

import java.util.Collection;

import java.util.Iterator;

import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.exception.DataException;

import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.exception.ValidateDataParametersException;

import org.gvsig.metadata.Metadata;

import org.gvsig.timesupport.Interval;

import org.gvsig.timesupport.RelativeInterval;

import org.gvsig.timesupport.Time;

import org.gvsig.tools.dispose.Disposable;

import org.gvsig.tools.exception.BaseException;

import org.gvsig.tools.observer.ComplexWeakReferencingObservable;

import org.gvsig.tools.observer.Observer;

import org.gvsig.tools.persistence.Persistent;

import org.gvsig.tools.visitor.Visitable;

import org.gvsig.tools.visitor.Visitor;

/**

 * <p>

 * This is the basic interface for all data stores. Depending on the context, it

 * can represent a geographic layer, an alphanumeric database table or any data

 * file. DataStore offers generic services like:

 * <ul>

 * <li>Open and close data stores</li>

 * <li>Access to data sets, with the possibility of loading data in background.</li>

 * <li>Use of selection and locks, as well as data sets</li>

 * <li>Editing</li>

 * <li>Register event observers through the Observable interface</li>

 * <li>Access to embedded data stores (like GML)</li>

 * <li>Information about the Spatial Reference Systems used by the data store</li>

 * </ul>

 * </p>

 * <br>

 *

 */

public interface DataStore extends ComplexWeakReferencingObservable,

                Persistent, Metadata, Disposable, Visitable {

        public static final String METADATA_DEFINITION_NAME = "DataProvider";

        public static final String FEATURE_METADATA_DEFINITION_NAME = "FeatureProvider";

        public static final String SPATIAL_METADATA_DEFINITION_NAME = "SpatialProvider";

        /**

         * Metadata property name for the provider name provided by the data provider.

         * 

         * This metadata is provided by all data providers.

         */

        public static final String METADATA_PROVIDER = "ProviderName";

        /**

         * Metadata property name for Container name provided by the data provider.

         * By explample, in a dbf file, this is the name of dbf.

         * 

         * This metadata is provided by all data providers.

         */

        public static final String METADATA_CONTAINERNAME = "ContainerName";

        /**

         * Metadata property name for the feature type provided by the data provider.

         * 

         * This metadata is provided by all tabular data providers.

         */

        public static final String METADATA_FEATURETYPE = "FeatureType";

        /**

         * Metadata property name for CRS provided by the data provider.

         * 

         * This metadata is only provided by data provider with spatial 

         * information.

         */

        public static final String METADATA_CRS = "CRS";

        /**

         * Metadata property name for Envelope provided by the data provider

         * 

         * This metadata is only provided by data provider with spatial 

         * information.

         */

        public static final String METADATA_ENVELOPE = "Envelope";

        /**

         * Returns the name associated to the store.

         * This name is provided for informational purposes only.

         * Explamples:

         * 

         * In a dbf the filename without the path

         * 

         * In a DDBB table the name of the table

         * 

         * In a WFS layer the name of the layer.

         *

         * @return String containing this store's name.

         */

        public String getName();

        /**

         * Returns a more descriptive name for the store that getName.

         * This name is provided for informational purposes only.

         * Explamples:

         * 

         * In a file based store may return the full name of the filename, path and filename.

         * 

         * In a data base based store may return "server:dbname:tablename"

         * 

         * In a WFS layer based store may return "server:layername"

         * 

         * @return String Containing the full name of the store

         */

        public String getFullName();

        /**

         * Return the of parameters of this store

         *

         * @return parameters of this store

         */

        public DataStoreParameters getParameters();

        /**

         * Return the provider name that use this store.

         * 

         * @return provider name of this store

         */

        public String getProviderName();

        /**

         * Refreshes this store state.

         *

         * @throws DataException

         */

        public void refresh() throws DataException;

        /**

         * Returns all available data.

         *

         * @return a set of data

         * @throws DataException

         *             if there is any error while loading the data

         */

        DataSet getDataSet() throws DataException;

        /**

         * Returns a subset of data taking into account the properties and

         * restrictions of the DataQuery.

         *

         * @param dataQuery

         *            defines the properties of the requested data

         * @return a set of data

         * @throws DataException

         *             if there is any error while loading the data

         */

        DataSet getDataSet(DataQuery dataQuery) throws DataException;

    /**

     * Provides each value of this Store to the provided {@link Visitor}.

     * The values received through the {@link Visitor#visit(Object)} method

     * may be transient, reused or externally modifiable, so they can't

     * be used to be stored in any external form out of the visit method.

     * 

     * If you need to store any of the values out of the

     * {@link Visitor#visit(Object)} method execution, create a copy or clone

     * the received value in order to be stored.

     * 

     * @param visitor

     *            the visitor to apply to each value.

     * @exception BaseException

     *                if there is an error while performing the visit

     */

    public void accept(Visitor visitor) throws BaseException;

        /**

     * Provides each value of this Store to the provided {@link Visitor}.

     * The values received through the {@link Visitor#visit(Object)} method

     * may be transient, reused or externally modifiable, so they can't

     * be used to be stored in any external form out of the visit method.

     * 

     * If you need to store any of the values out of the

     * {@link Visitor#visit(Object)} method execution, create a copy or clone

     * the received value in order to be stored.

     * 

     * @param visitor

     *            the visitor to apply to each value.

     * @param dataQuery

     *            defines the properties of the data to visit

     * @exception BaseException

     *                if there is an error while performing the visit

     */

        public void accept(Visitor visitor, DataQuery dataQuery)

                        throws BaseException;

        /**

         * Loads all available data and notifies the observer for each loaded block of data.

         *

         * @param observer

         *            to be notified for each block of data loaded

         * @throws DataException

         *             if there is any error while loading the data

         */

        void getDataSet(Observer observer) throws DataException;

        /**

         * Loads a subset of data taking into account the properties and

         * restrictions of the DataQuery. Data loading is performed by calling the

         * Observer, once each data block is loaded.

         *

         * @param dataQuery

         *            defines the properties of the requested data

         * @param observer

         *            to be notified for each block of data loaded

         * @throws DataException

         *             if there is any error while loading the data

         */

        void getDataSet(DataQuery dataQuery, Observer observer) throws DataException;

        /**

         * Returns the selected set of data

         *

         * @return DataSet

         */

        public DataSet getSelection() throws DataException;

        /**

         * Sets the current data selection with the given data set.

         *

         * @param DataSet

         *            selection

         * @throws DataException

         */

        public void setSelection(DataSet selection) throws DataException;

        /**

         * Creates a new selection.

         *

         * @return DataSet that contains the selection

         *

         * @throws DataException

         */

        public DataSet createSelection() throws DataException;

        /**

         * Returns an iterator over this store children

         *

         * @return Iterator over this DataStore children

         */

        public Iterator getChildren();

        /**

         * Returns the DataServerExplorer to which this DataStore belongs, if there

         * is any.

         * 

         * @return DataServerExplorer to which this DataStore belongs, or

         *         <code>null</code> if this was not accessed through any

         *         DataServerExplorer.

         * 

         * @throws DataException

         * @throws ValidateDataParametersException

         */

        public DataServerExplorer getExplorer() throws DataException,

                        ValidateDataParametersException;

        /**

         * Returns a new instance of a {@link DataQuery}.

         *

         * @return new {@link DataQuery} instance.

         *

         * @throws DataException

         */

        public DataQuery createQuery();

        /**

         * Gets the {@link Interval} of the store, that means the temporal

         * interval where the store has valid data.

         * @return

         *         a time interval or null if there is not time support

         */

        public Interval getInterval();

        /**

         * Gets all the possible values of time for which the store has data.  

         * @return

         *         a collection of {@link Time} objects.

         */

        public Collection getTimes();

        /**

         * Gets all the possible values of time for which the store has data

         * and intersects with an interval.

         * @param interval

         *         the interval of time

         * @return

         *         a collection of {@link Time} objects.

         */

        public Collection getTimes(Interval interval);

}