All Implemented Interfaces:
Iterator<ExternalReference>

public class ConnectedExternalReferences extends ExternalReferences
ConnectedExternalReferences provides the open metadata concrete implementation of the Open Connector Framework (OCF) ExternalReferences abstract class. Its role is to query the property servers (metadata repository cohort) to extract external references related to the connected asset.
  • Method Details

    • cloneIterator

      protected ExternalReferences cloneIterator()
      Clones this iterator.
      Specified by:
      cloneIterator in class ExternalReferences
      Returns:
      new cloned object.
    • getCachedList

      protected List<ElementBase> getCachedList(int cacheStartPointer, int maximumSize) throws PropertyServerException
      Method implemented by subclass to retrieve the next cached list of elements.
      Specified by:
      getCachedList in class PropertyIteratorBase
      Parameters:
      cacheStartPointer - where to start the cache.
      maximumSize - maximum number of elements in the cache.
      Returns:
      list of elements corresponding to the supplied cache pointers.
      Throws:
      PropertyServerException - there is a problem retrieving elements from the property (metadata) server.