Package org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.archivestore

Interface OpenMetadataArchiveStore

All Known Implementing Classes:
DirectoryBasedOpenMetadataArchiveStoreConnector, FileBasedOpenMetadataArchiveStoreConnector, OpenMetadataArchiveStoreConnector
public interface OpenMetadataArchiveStore

OpenMetadataArchiveStore is the interface for a connector to an open metadata archive. The open metadata archive is a collection of type definitions (TypeDefs) and metadata instances (Entities and Relationships) that can be loaded into an open metadata repository.

An open metadata archive has 3 sections:

  • Archive header properties
  • Type store: an ordered list of type definitions
  • Instance store: a list of entities and relationships

  • Method Details

    • getArchiveContents

      OpenMetadataArchive getArchiveContents() throws RepositoryErrorException
      Return the contents of the archive.
      Returns:
      OpenMetadataArchive object
      Throws:
      RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem accessing the archive

    • setArchiveContents

      void setArchiveContents(OpenMetadataArchive archiveContents)
      Set new contents into the archive. This overrides any content previously stored.
      Parameters:
      archiveContents - OpenMetadataArchive object