Package org.hippoecm.hst.content.beans.manager

Interface ObjectBeanManager

All Known Subinterfaces:

ObjectBeanPersistenceManager, WorkflowPersistenceManager

public interface ObjectBeanManager

The object content manager encapsulates a JCR session. This is the main component used to manage objects into the JCR repository.

This interface mimics Jackrabbit's one, but this is provided to support more lightweight beans in HST.

Version:

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getObject(String path)	Get an object from the JCR repository.
Object	getObjectByUuid(String uuid)	Get an object from the JCR repository
Session	getSession()	This method returns the JCR session.

Method Detail

getObject

Object getObject(String path)
          throws ObjectBeanManagerException

Get an object from the JCR repository. path is the absolute object path and must start with a "/"

Parameters:

path - the absolute object path.

Returns:

the object found or null

Throws:

ObjectBeanManagerException - when it is not possible to retrieve the object

getObjectByUuid

Object getObjectByUuid(String uuid)
                throws ObjectBeanManagerException

Get an object from the JCR repository

Parameters:

uuid - the object uuid

Returns:

the object found or null

Throws:

ObjectBeanManagerException - when it is not possible to retrieve the object

getSession

Session getSession()

This method returns the JCR session. The JCR session could be used to make some JCR specific calls.

Returns:

the associated JCR session