source: trunk/gsdl/src/recpt/OIDtools.h@ 649

/**********************************************************************
 *
 * OIDtools.h -- 
 * Copyright (C) 1999  The New Zealand Digital Library Project
 *
 * A component of the Greenstone digital library software
 * from the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the
 * University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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 * $Id: OIDtools.h 649 1999-10-10 08:14:12Z sjboddie $
 *
 *********************************************************************/


#ifndef OIDTOOLS_H
#define OIDTOOLS_H

#include "text_t.h"
#include "recptproto.h"

// returns (in top) the top level of OID (i.e. everything
// up until the first dot)
void get_top (const text_t &OID, text_t &top);

// checks if OID is top level (i.e. contains no dots)
bool is_top (const text_t &OID);

// get_parents_array loads the parents array with all the parents of the
// document or classification specified by OID (not including OID itself)
void get_parents_array (const text_t &OID, text_tarray &parents);

// get_info does a protocol call and returns (in response) the info 
// associated with OID. Metadata should be loaded with whatever
// metadata fields are to be requested
bool get_info (const text_t &OID, const text_t &collection,
           const text_tset &metadata, bool getParents,
           recptproto *collectproto, FilterResponse_t &response, 
           ostream &logout);
bool get_info (const text_tarray &OIDs, const text_t &collection,
           const text_tset &metadata, bool getParents,
           recptproto *collectproto, FilterResponse_t &response, 
           ostream &logout);

// has_children returns true if OID has children
bool has_children (const text_t &OID, const text_t &collection, 
           recptproto *collectproto, ostream &logout);

// get_children does a protocol call and returns (in response) the OIDs and 
// metadata of all the children of OID. The metadata set should be loaded
// with whatever metadata fields are to be requested.
bool get_children (const text_t &OID, const text_t &collection, 
           const text_tset &metadata, bool getParents,
           recptproto *collectproto, FilterResponse_t &response, 
           ostream &logout);

// get_parent returns the parent of the document or classification
// specified by OID
text_t get_parent (text_t OID);

// takes an OID like ".2.3 and replaces the " with parent
void translate_parent (text_t &OID, const text_t &parent);

// shrink_parent does the opposite to translate_parent
void shrink_parent (text_t &OID);

// checks if OID uses ".fc", ".lc", ".pr", ".ns",
// or ".ps" syntax (first child, last child, parent,
// next sibling, previous sibling)
bool needs_translating (const text_t &OID);

// strips the ".fc", ".lc", ".pr", ".ns",
// or ".ps" suffix from the end of OID
void strip_suffix (text_t &OID);

// get_contents returns OIDs and metadata of all contents 
// below (and including) OID.
void get_contents (const text_t &topOID, const bool &is_classify, 
           text_tset &metadata, const text_t &collection, 
           recptproto *collectproto, FilterResponse_t &response, 
           ostream &logout);

// is_child_of returns true if OID2 is a child of OID1
bool is_child_of(const text_t &OID1, const text_t &OID2);


#endif