IdentityService

All Known Implementing Classes:: StandardIdentityService

@RemoteInterface public interface IdentityService

Remote interface with public identity service methods.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

WTCollection

changeIdentities(WTKeyedMap identifiedToIdentificationObjectMap)

Changes the identities of all the Identied objects (the keys) to the ones of the IdentificationObjects (the values).

Identified

changeIdentity(Identified obj, IdentificationObject identity)

Changes the identity of the object to the one held by the Identification object.

Method Details
- changeIdentity
  
  Identified changeIdentity(Identified obj, IdentificationObject identity) throws WTException
  
  Changes the identity of the object to the one held by the Identification object. The identity change is performed after identity constraints have been checked (including uniqueness constraints). The change is performed as a single operation, even if the identity is composed of several attributes.
  
  Supported API: true
  
  Parameters:
  
  obj -
  
  identity -
  
  Returns:
  
  Identified
  
  Throws:
  
  WTException
- changeIdentities
  
  WTCollection changeIdentities(WTKeyedMap identifiedToIdentificationObjectMap) throws WTException
  
  Changes the identities of all the Identied objects (the keys) to the ones of the IdentificationObjects (the values). Checks the validity of the changes including uniqueness constraints. If the changes are allowed, performs them and saves the changed objects in the database. Returns the changed objects or throws an exception if the change is not allowed. Posts PRE and POST change identity events.
  
  Supported API: true
  
  Parameters:
  
  identifiedToIdentificationObjectMap -
  
  Returns:
  
  WTCollection
  
  Throws:
  
  WTException