org.apache.olingo.server.api

Class OData

java.lang.Object

org.apache.olingo.server.api.OData

public abstract class OData
extends Object

Root object for serving factory tasks and support loosely coupling of implementation (core) from the api. This is not a singleton (static variables) to avoid issues with synchronization, OSGi, hot deployment and so on. Each thread (request) should keep its own instance.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OData()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Edm	createEdm(EdmProvider edmProvider) Creates an metadata object.
abstract ODataHttpHandler	createHandler(Edm edm) Creates a new ODataHttpHandler for handling OData requests in an HTTP context.
abstract ODataSerializer	createSerializer(ODataFormat format) Creates a new serializer object for rendering content in the specified format.
static OData	newInstance()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OData

public OData()

Method Detail

newInstance

public static OData newInstance()

createSerializer

public abstract ODataSerializer createSerializer(ODataFormat format)
                                          throws ODataSerializerException

Creates a new serializer object for rendering content in the specified format. Serializers are used in Processor implementations.

Parameters:

format - - Any format supported by Olingo (XML, JSON ...)

Throws:

ODataSerializerException

createHandler

public abstract ODataHttpHandler createHandler(Edm edm)

Creates a new ODataHttpHandler for handling OData requests in an HTTP context.

Parameters:

edm - - metadata object required to handle an OData request

createEdm

public abstract Edm createEdm(EdmProvider edmProvider)

Creates an metadata object.

Parameters:

edmProvider - - A custom or default implementation for creating metadata