com.gooddata.md

Class MetadataService

java.lang.Object

com.gooddata.AbstractService

com.gooddata.md.MetadataService

public class MetadataService
extends AbstractService

Query, create and update project metadata - attributes, facts, metrics, reports,...

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.gooddata.AbstractService

AbstractService.OutputStreamResponseExtractor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.gooddata.AbstractService

mapper, restTemplate

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetadataService(org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate restTemplate) Deprecated. use MetadataService(RestTemplate, GoodDataSettings) constructor instead
MetadataService(org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate restTemplate, GoodDataSettings settings)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends Obj> T	createObj(Project project, T obj) Create metadata object in given project
<T extends Queryable> Collection<Entry>	find(Project project, Class<T> cls, Restriction... restrictions) Find metadata by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.
<T extends Queryable> Collection<String>	findUris(Project project, Class<T> cls, Restriction... restrictions) Find metadata URIs by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.
Collection<String>	findUris(Project project, Restriction... restrictions) Find metadata URIs by restrictions.
List<AttributeElement>	getAttributeElements(Attribute attribute) Fetches attribute elements for given attribute using default display form.
List<AttributeElement>	getAttributeElements(DisplayForm displayForm) Fetches attribute elements by given display form.
<T extends Queryable> T	getObj(Project project, Class<T> cls, Restriction... restrictions) Get metadata object by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.
<T extends Obj> T	getObjById(Project project, String id, Class<T> cls) Get metadata object by id.
<T extends Obj> T	getObjByUri(String uri, Class<T> cls) Get metadata object by URI (format is /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID})
Collection<Obj>	getObjsByUris(Project project, Collection<String> uris) Retrieves a collection of objects corresponding to the supplied collection of URIs.
<T extends Queryable> String	getObjUri(Project project, Class<T> cls, Restriction... restrictions) Get metadata object URI by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.
Map<String,String>	identifiersToUris(Project project, Collection<String> identifiers) Find metadata URIs for given identifiers.
void	removeObj(Obj obj) Remove metadata object URI
void	removeObjByUri(String uri) Remove metadata object by URI (format is /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID})
<T extends Updatable> T	updateObj(T obj) Update given metadata object.
Collection<Usage>	usedBy(Project project, Collection<String> uris, boolean nearest, Class<? extends Obj>... types) Find all objects which use the given objects.
Collection<Entry>	usedBy(Project project, Obj obj, boolean nearest, Class<? extends Obj>... types) Find all objects which use the given object.
Collection<Entry>	usedBy(Project project, String uri, boolean nearest, Class<? extends Obj>... types) Find all objects which use the given object.

Methods inherited from class com.gooddata.AbstractService

extractData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MetadataService

public MetadataService(org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate restTemplate,
                       GoodDataSettings settings)

MetadataService

@Deprecated
public MetadataService(org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate restTemplate)

Deprecated. use MetadataService(RestTemplate, GoodDataSettings) constructor instead

Method Detail

createObj

public <T extends Obj> T createObj(Project project,
                                   T obj)

Create metadata object in given project

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to be created

Parameters:

project - project

obj - metadata object to be created

Returns:

new metadata object

Throws:

ObjCreateException - if creation failed

ObjNotFoundException - if new metadata object not found after creation

com.gooddata.GoodDataRestException - if GoodData REST API returns unexpected status code when getting the new object

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if no response from API or client-side HTTP error when getting the new object

getObjByUri

public <T extends Obj> T getObjByUri(String uri,
                                     Class<T> cls)

Get metadata object by URI (format is /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID})

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to be returned

Parameters:

uri - URI in format /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID}

cls - class of the resulting object

Returns:

the metadata object

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

com.gooddata.GoodDataRestException - if GoodData REST API returns unexpected status code

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if no response from API or client-side HTTP error

getObjsByUris

public Collection<Obj> getObjsByUris(Project project,
                                     Collection<String> uris)

Retrieves a collection of objects corresponding to the supplied collection of URIs.

Parameters:

project - project that contains the objects to be retrieved

uris - collection of URIs

Returns:

collection of metadata objects corresponding to the supplied URIs

updateObj

public <T extends Updatable> T updateObj(T obj)

Update given metadata object.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the updated object

Parameters:

obj - object to update

Returns:

updated metadata object

Throws:

ObjUpdateException - in case of error

removeObj

public void removeObj(Obj obj)

Remove metadata object URI

Parameters:

obj - metadata object to remove

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

com.gooddata.GoodDataRestException - if GoodData REST API returns unexpected status code

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if no response from API or client-side HTTP error

removeObjByUri

public void removeObjByUri(String uri)

Remove metadata object by URI (format is /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID})

Parameters:

uri - URI in format /gdc/md/{PROJECT_ID}/obj/{OBJECT_ID}

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

com.gooddata.GoodDataRestException - if GoodData REST API returns unexpected status code

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if no response from API or client-side HTTP error

getObjById

public <T extends Obj> T getObjById(Project project,
                                    String id,
                                    Class<T> cls)

Get metadata object by id.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to be returned

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the object

id - id of the object

cls - class of the resulting object

Returns:

the metadata object

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

com.gooddata.GoodDataRestException - if GoodData REST API returns unexpected status code

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if no response from API or client-side HTTP error

getObjUri

public <T extends Queryable> String getObjUri(Project project,
                                              Class<T> cls,
                                              Restriction... restrictions)

Get metadata object URI by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to be returned

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the object

cls - class of the resulting object

restrictions - query restrictions

Returns:

the URI of metadata object

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

NonUniqueObjException - if more than one object corresponds to search restrictions

getObj

public <T extends Queryable> T getObj(Project project,
                                      Class<T> cls,
                                      Restriction... restrictions)

Get metadata object by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to be returned

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the object

cls - class of the resulting object

restrictions - query restrictions

Returns:

metadata object

Throws:

ObjNotFoundException - if metadata object not found

NonUniqueObjException - if more than one object corresponds to search restrictions

find

public <T extends Queryable> Collection<Entry> find(Project project,
                                                    Class<T> cls,
                                                    Restriction... restrictions)

Find metadata by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the metadata referenced in returned entries

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the metadata

cls - class of searched metadata

restrictions - query restrictions

Returns:

the collection of metadata entries

Throws:

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if unable to query metadata

findUris

public <T extends Queryable> Collection<String> findUris(Project project,
                                                         Class<T> cls,
                                                         Restriction... restrictions)

Find metadata URIs by restrictions like identifier, title or summary.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the metadata referenced by returned URIs

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the metadata

cls - class of searched metadata

restrictions - query restrictions

Returns:

the collection of metadata URIs

Throws:

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if unable to query metadata

usedBy

public Collection<Entry> usedBy(Project project,
                                Obj obj,
                                boolean nearest,
                                Class<? extends Obj>... types)

Find all objects which use the given object.

Parameters:

project - project

obj - object to find using objects for

nearest - find nearest objects only

types - what types (categories) to search for (for example 'reportDefinition', 'report', 'tableDataLoad', 'table'...)

Returns:

objects using given objects.

usedBy

public Collection<Entry> usedBy(Project project,
                                String uri,
                                boolean nearest,
                                Class<? extends Obj>... types)

Find all objects which use the given object.

Parameters:

project - project

uri - URI of object to find using objects for

nearest - find nearest objects only

types - what types (categories) to search for (for example 'reportDefinition', 'report', 'tableDataLoad', 'table'...)

Returns:

objects using given objects.

See Also:

usedBy(Project, Collection, boolean, Class[])

usedBy

public Collection<Usage> usedBy(Project project,
                                Collection<String> uris,
                                boolean nearest,
                                Class<? extends Obj>... types)

Find all objects which use the given objects. Batch alternative to usedBy(Project, String, boolean, Class[])

Parameters:

project - project

uris - URIs of object to find using objects for

nearest - find nearest objects only

types - what types (categories) to search for (for example 'reportDefinition', 'report', 'tableDataLoad', 'table'...), returns all objects if no type is provided

Returns:

objects usages

See Also:

usedBy(Project, String, boolean, Class[])

findUris

public Collection<String> findUris(Project project,
                                   Restriction... restrictions)

Find metadata URIs by restrictions. Identifier is the only supported restriction.

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the metadata

restrictions - query restrictions

Returns:

the collection of metadata URIs

Throws:

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if unable to query metadata

identifiersToUris

public Map<String,String> identifiersToUris(Project project,
                                            Collection<String> identifiers)

Find metadata URIs for given identifiers.

Parameters:

project - project where to search for the metadata

identifiers - query restrictions

Returns:

the map of identifiers as keys and metadata URIs as values

Throws:

com.gooddata.GoodDataException - if unable to query metadata

See Also:

findUris(Project, Restriction...)

getAttributeElements

public List<AttributeElement> getAttributeElements(Attribute attribute)

Fetches attribute elements for given attribute using default display form.

Parameters:

attribute - attribute to fetch elements for

Returns:

attribute elements or empty set if there is no link for elements in default display form

getAttributeElements

public List<AttributeElement> getAttributeElements(DisplayForm displayForm)

Fetches attribute elements by given display form.

Parameters:

displayForm - display form to fetch attributes for

Returns:

attribute elements or empty set if there is no link for elements