Package net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.tmrap

Interface TopicIndexIF

All Superinterfaces:
IndexIF
All Known Implementing Classes:
FederatedTopicIndex, RegistryTopicIndex, RemoteTopicIndex, TopicMapTopicIndex
public interface TopicIndexIF extends IndexIF
EXPERIMENTAL: An index through which information about topics with a particular subject can be located, irrespective of where these topics happen to be stored.

  • Method Details

    • getTopics

      Collection<TopicIF> getTopics(Collection<LocatorIF> indicators, Collection<LocatorIF> sources, Collection<LocatorIF> subjects)
      Returns all topics the index knows about whose identity matches one the of the locators passed as arguments.
      Parameters:
      indicators - A collection of subject identifiers as LocatorIF objects.
      sources - A collection of source locators as LocatorIF objects.
      subjects - A colleciton of subject locators as LocatorIF objects.
      Returns:
      Collection of TopicIF

    • loadRelatedTopics

      Collection<TopicIF> loadRelatedTopics(Collection<LocatorIF> indicators, Collection<LocatorIF> sources, Collection<LocatorIF> subjects, boolean two_steps)

    • getTopicPages

      Collection<TopicPage> getTopicPages(Collection<LocatorIF> indicators, Collection<LocatorIF> sources, Collection<LocatorIF> subjects)
      Returns all known topic pages for the topics whose identity matches one of the locators passed as arguments.
      Parameters:
      indicators - A collection of subject identifiers as LocatorIF objects.
      sources - A collection of source locators as LocatorIF objects.
      subjects - A colleciton of subject locators as LocatorIF objects.
      Returns:
      Collection of TopicPage

    • getTopicPages2

      TopicPages getTopicPages2(Collection<LocatorIF> indicators, Collection<LocatorIF> sources, Collection<LocatorIF> subjects)
      Returns all known topic pages for the topics whose identity matches one of the locators passed as arguments.
      Parameters:
      indicators - A collection of subject identifiers as LocatorIF objects.
      sources - A collection of source locators as LocatorIF objects.
      subjects - A colleciton of subject locators as LocatorIF objects.
      Returns:
      Collection of TopicPage

    • close

      void close()
      Lets go of any underlying resources used by the index. Must be called when used with the RDBMS backend.