org.apache.sling.resource.collection

Interface ResourceCollectionManager

public interface ResourceCollectionManager

The ResourceCollectionManager defines the API to get, create and delete resource collections ResourceCollection. The ResourceCollectionManager service can be retrieved by looking it up from the service registry or by adapting a ResourceResolver.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ResourceCollection	createCollection(Resource parentResource, java.lang.String name) This method creates a resource collection with a given name under the parentResource.
ResourceCollection	createCollection(Resource parentResource, java.lang.String name, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> properties) This method creates a resource collection with a given name under the parentResource.
boolean	deleteCollection(Resource resource) Removes the ResourceCollection corresponding to the collection represented by resource.
ResourceCollection	getCollection(Resource resource) This method returns a resource collection for the given resource that represents a ResourceCollection.

Method Detail

getCollection

ResourceCollection getCollection(Resource resource)

This method returns a resource collection for the given resource that represents a ResourceCollection. It returns null if given resource is not a collection

Parameters:

resource - resource that represents a collection

Returns:

The ResourceCollection representing the collection.

createCollection

ResourceCollection createCollection(Resource parentResource,
                                    java.lang.String name)
                             throws PersistenceException

This method creates a resource collection with a given name under the parentResource. The changes are transient and have to be saved by resourceResolver.commit()

Parameters:

parentResource - parent resource where collection needs to be created.

name - The name for collection.

Returns:

The ResourceCollection representing the created collection.

Throws:

{@link - PersistenceException} if the operation fails

PersistenceException

createCollection

ResourceCollection createCollection(Resource parentResource,
                                    java.lang.String name,
                                    java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> properties)
                             throws PersistenceException

This method creates a resource collection with a given name under the parentResource. The changes are transient and have to be saved by resourceResolver.commit()

Parameters:

parentResource - parent resource where collection needs to be created.

name - The name for collection.

properties - The additional data for resource collection

Returns:

The ResourceCollection representing the created collection.

Throws:

{@link - PersistenceException} if the operation fails

PersistenceException

deleteCollection

boolean deleteCollection(Resource resource)
                  throws PersistenceException

Removes the ResourceCollection corresponding to the collection represented by resource. The changes are transient and have to be saved by resourceResolver.commit()

Parameters:

resource - resource representing a collection to be deleted.

Returns:

true if the collection was successfully removed.

Throws:

{@link - PersistenceException} if the operation fails

PersistenceException