com.ibm.portal.resolver.data
Interface DataSource

All Superinterfaces:

Addressable, Disposable, TimeStamped

All Known Subinterfaces:

ByteDataSource, CharDataSource, XmlDataSource

public interface DataSource
extends Addressable, TimeStamped, Disposable

Base interface implemented by all data sources, independent on their actual stream type. This interface captures the metadata of the data source.

Since:

6.1.0

Note:

This interface is designed to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getContentType() Mime type of the data.
java.util.Date	getExpiration() Absolute timestamp that indicates the time when the data represented by the source will expire.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.resolver.data.Addressable

getParameters, getURI

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.TimeStamped

getCreated, getLastModified

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.Disposable

dispose

Method Detail

getContentType

java.lang.String getContentType()

Mime type of the data. The return value must be a registered mime type and must not be null

Returns:

mime type string, not null

getExpiration

java.util.Date getExpiration()

Absolute timestamp that indicates the time when the data represented by the source will expire.

Returns:

the date the data expires or null if the value is unknown