ProfileManager (Apache OODT 0.7 API)

All Superinterfaces:

ProfileHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabaseProfileManager
```
public interface ProfileManager
extends ProfileHandler
```
Interface of a profile manager. A profile manager can manage profiles by adding, removing, and manipulating them---in addition to searching them.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

Kelly

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`add(Profile profile)` Add a profile into the set of profiles managed by this profile server.
`void`	`addAll(Collection collection)` Add all of the profiles in the given collection to the set managed by this server.
`void`	`clear()` Clear all profiles.
`boolean`	`contains(Profile profile)` Tell if the given profile is managed by this server.
`boolean`	`containsAll(Collection collection)` Tell if the given collection of profiles are managed by this server.
`Collection`	`getAll()` Get all profiles.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()` Tell if the set of profiles managed by this server is empty.
`Iterator`	`iterator()` Iterate over the available profiles.
`boolean`	`remove(String profID)` Remove the profile with the given ID.
`boolean`	`remove(String profID, String version)` Remove the profile with the given ID.
`void`	`replace(Profile profile)` Replace a profile into the set of profiles managed by this profile server.
`int`	`size()` Get the size of the set of profiles managed by this server.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.oodt.profile.handlers.ProfileHandler
findProfiles, get, getID

- Method Detail
  - add
```
void add(Profile profile)
         throws ProfileException
```
    Add a profile into the set of profiles managed by this profile server.
    
    Parameters:
    profile - The profile to add or replace.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - addAll
```
void addAll(Collection collection)
            throws ProfileException
```
    Add all of the profiles in the given collection to the set managed by this server. Any profiles that already exist (as identified by their profile IDs) are replaced.
    
    Parameters:
    collection - Collection of Profiles to add.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - clear
```
void clear()
           throws ProfileException
```
    Clear all profiles. This irrevocably removes all profiles from the server, leaving it with none.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - contains
```
boolean contains(Profile profile)
                 throws ProfileException
```
    Tell if the given profile is managed by this server.
    
    Parameters:
    profile - The profile to check.
    
    Returns:
    True if profile is present in the server, false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - containsAll
```
boolean containsAll(Collection collection)
                    throws ProfileException
```
    Tell if the given collection of profiles are managed by this server.
    
    Parameters:
    collection - The collection of Profiles to check.
    
    Returns:
    True if every Profile in collection are present in the server, false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - getAll
```
Collection getAll()
                  throws ProfileException
```
    Get all profiles.
    
    Returns:
    A collection of profiles
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - isEmpty
```
boolean isEmpty()
                throws ProfileException
```
    Tell if the set of profiles managed by this server is empty.
    
    Returns:
    True if there are no profiles in this server.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - iterator
```
Iterator iterator()
                  throws ProfileException
```
    Iterate over the available profiles. Each call to next yields a copy of the next Profile object managed by this server. Updates to profile objects are not backed by the server; make your updates and then call add(org.apache.oodt.profile.Profile).
    
    Returns:
    An iterator over Profiles.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - remove
```
boolean remove(String profID,
             String version)
               throws ProfileException
```
    Remove the profile with the given ID. This removes forever the given profile from the set of profiles managed by this server.
    
    Parameters:
    profID - What profile to remove.
    version - What version of the the profile identified by profID to remove.
    
    Returns:
    True if thie profile was actually present and removed; false if it wasn't present.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - remove
```
boolean remove(String profID)
               throws ProfileException
```
    Remove the profile with the given ID. This removes forever the given profile from the set of profiles managed by this server.
    
    Parameters:
    profID - ID of profile to remove.
    
    Returns:
    True if thie profile was actually present and removed; false if it wasn't present.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - size
```
int size()
         throws ProfileException
```
    Get the size of the set of profiles managed by this server.
    
    Returns:
    The number of available profiles.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.
  - replace
```
void replace(Profile profile)
             throws ProfileException
```
    Replace a profile into the set of profiles managed by this profile server.
    
    Parameters:
    profile - The profile to add or replace.
    
    Throws:
    
    ProfileException - If any error occurs.

Interface ProfileManager

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.oodt.profile.handlers.ProfileHandler

Method Detail

add

addAll

clear

contains

containsAll

getAll

isEmpty

iterator

remove

remove

size

replace