org.opencastproject.mediapackage.identifier

Interface IdBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

UUIDIdBuilderImpl

public interface IdBuilder

Interface that describes the methods of an id builder.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Id	createNew() Creates a new identifier.
Id	fromString(String id) This method can be used to determine if id is in fact a vaild identifier as expected by this id builder.

Method Detail

createNew

Id createNew()

Creates a new identifier. The identifier is supposed to be unique within a running system.

The default implementation will return a uuid-style identifier.

Returns:

the new identifier

fromString

Id fromString(String id)
       throws IllegalArgumentException

This method can be used to determine if id is in fact a vaild identifier as expected by this id builder. If this is not the case, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Returns:

the id

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the identifier is malformed