org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging

Interface Packaging

@ProviderType
public interface Packaging

Default access point to package managers.

Since:

2.4.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JcrPackageDefinition	createPackageDefinition(Node defNode) Creates a new jcr package definition based on the given node.
PackageManager	getPackageManager() Returns a non-repository based package manager.
JcrPackageManager	getPackageManager(Session session) Returns a repository based package manager.
JcrPackage	open(Node node, boolean allowInvalid) Opens a package that is based on the given node.

Method Detail

getPackageManager

PackageManager getPackageManager()

Returns a non-repository based package manager.

Returns:

the package manager

getPackageManager

JcrPackageManager getPackageManager(Session session)

Returns a repository based package manager.

Parameters:

session - repository session

Returns:

the package manager

createPackageDefinition

JcrPackageDefinition createPackageDefinition(Node defNode)

Creates a new jcr package definition based on the given node.

Parameters:

defNode - the node

Returns:

the definition

open

JcrPackage open(Node node,
                boolean allowInvalid)
         throws RepositoryException

Opens a package that is based on the given node. If allowInvalid is true also invalid packages are returned, but only if the node is file like (i.e. is nt:hierarchyNode and has a jcr:content/jcr:data property). This is a shortcut version of JcrPackageManager.open(javax.jcr.Node, boolean) which does not create a package manager instance.

Parameters:

node - the underlying node

allowInvalid - if true invalid packages are opened, too.

Returns:

the new package or null it the package is not valid unless allowInvalid is true.

Throws:

RepositoryException - if an error occurs

Since:

2.3.0