public interface Dictionary
A Dictionary for create Catalog understandable Terms from Metadata
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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TermBucket |
lookup(Metadata metadata)
Given a Metadata object a lookup call to a given dictionary will
always return the same TermBucket.
|
Metadata |
reverseLookup(TermBucket termBucket)
Generates Metadata for the given TermBucket.
|
boolean |
understands(QueryExpression queryExpression) |
TermBucket lookup(Metadata metadata) throws CatalogDictionaryException
metadata
- The Metadata for which a TermBucket will be createdCatalogDictionaryException
Metadata reverseLookup(TermBucket termBucket) throws CatalogDictionaryException
termBucket
- The TermBucket for which Metadata will be createdCatalogDictionaryException
boolean understands(QueryExpression queryExpression) throws CatalogDictionaryException
queryExpression
- CatalogDictionaryException
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