Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworkservices.gaf.handlers

Class MetadataElementBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.commonservices.generichandlers.OpenMetadataAPIGenericBuilder

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworkservices.gaf.handlers.MetadataElementBuilder

public class MetadataElementBuilder
extends OpenMetadataAPIGenericBuilder

MetadataElementBuilder is able to build the properties for an entity that extends OpenMetadataRoot. It works with property maps for the properties and relies on the validation in the repository services to ensure that only valid properties are stored.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.commonservices.generichandlers.OpenMetadataAPIGenericBuilder

errorHandler, existingClassifications, extendedProperties, instanceStatus, newClassifications, repositoryHelper, serverName, serviceName, templateProperties, typeGUID, typeName

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InstanceProperties	getInstanceProperties(String methodName)	Return the supplied bean properties in an InstanceProperties object.

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.commonservices.generichandlers.OpenMetadataAPIGenericBuilder

getEntityClassifications, getInstanceProperties, getInstanceStatus, getTypeGUID, getTypeName, isClassificationSet, setAnchors, setClassification, setEffectivityDates, setEffectivityDates, setTemplateClassifications, setTemplateSubstitute, updateInstanceProperties

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getInstanceProperties

public InstanceProperties getInstanceProperties(String methodName)
                                         throws InvalidParameterException

Return the supplied bean properties in an InstanceProperties object.

Overrides:

getInstanceProperties in class OpenMetadataAPIGenericBuilder

Parameters:

methodName - name of the calling method

Returns:

InstanceProperties object

Throws:

InvalidParameterException - there is a problem with the properties