org.geotools.data
Interface ServiceInfo

All Known Subinterfaces:
WFSServiceInfo
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultServiceInfo, ShapefileFileServiceInfo, ShapefileURLServiceInfo, WebMapServer.WMSInfo

public interface ServiceInfo

Information about a service.

You can treat this bean as a "summary view" on more complete metadata information that may be accessible as header or table information.

The names used in this class have been taken from Dublin Code and it's application profile for RDF.

Since:
2.5
Author:
Jody Garnett, Refractions Research, David Zwiers, Refractions Research, Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Method Summary
 String getDescription()
          Human readable description of this service.
 Set<String> getKeywords()
          Keywords associated with this service.
 URI getPublisher()
          Party responsible for providing this service.
 URI getSchema()
          A URI used to identify the service type.
 URI getSource()
          Returns the service source.
 String getTitle()
          Human readable title representing the service.
 

Method Detail

getTitle

String getTitle()
Human readable title representing the service.

The title is used to represent the service in the context of a user interface and should make use of the current Locale if possible.

Returns:
title, null if unsupported.

getKeywords

Set<String> getKeywords()
Keywords associated with this service.

Maps to the Dublin Core Subject element.

Returns:
keywords associated with this service.

getDescription

String getDescription()
Human readable description of this service.

This use is understood to be in agreement with "dublin-core", implementors may use either abstract or description as needed.

Returns:
Human readable description, may be null.

getPublisher

URI getPublisher()
Party responsible for providing this service.

Known mappings:

Returns:
URI identifying the publisher of this service

getSchema

URI getSchema()
A URI used to identify the service type.

Maps to the Dublin Code Format element.

Returns:
URI used to identify service type

getSource

URI getSource()
Returns the service source.

Maps to the Dublin Core Server Element.

Returns:
Source of this service


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