pt.ua.bioinformatics.coeus.api
Class PrefixFactory

java.lang.Object
  pt.ua.bioinformatics.coeus.api.PrefixFactory

public class PrefixFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for Prefix information and transformations.

Field Summary

static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

prefixes

Constructor Summary

PrefixFactory()

Method Summary

static void	add(java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String uri) Adds a new prefix to in-memory prefix map.
static java.lang.String	allToString() Generates PREFIX set for SPARQL querying.
static java.lang.String	decode(java.lang.String what) Decodes a shortneed RDF String to a full URI.
static java.lang.String	encode(java.lang.String uri) Encodes a full URI to a shortned RDF string.
static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	getPrefixes()
static java.lang.String	getPrefixForURI(java.lang.String uri) Transforms a given URI into a prefix from the prefix map.
static java.lang.String	getURIForPrefix(java.lang.String what) Shorthand for prefix map access.
static void	setPrefixes(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> prefixes)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

prefixes

public static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> prefixes

Constructor Detail

PrefixFactory

public PrefixFactory()

Method Detail

getPrefixes

public static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getPrefixes()

setPrefixes

public static void setPrefixes(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> prefixes)

encode

public static java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String uri)

Encodes a full URI to a shortned RDF string.

Sample
http://bioinformatics.ua.pt/coeus/Resource encodes to coeus:Resource.

Parameters:

what - the encoded string.

Returns:

decode

public static java.lang.String decode(java.lang.String what)

Decodes a shortneed RDF String to a full URI.

Sample
coeus:Resource decodes to http://bioinformatics.ua.pt/coeus/Resource.

Parameters:

what - the encoded string.

Returns:

add

public static void add(java.lang.String prefix,
                       java.lang.String uri)

Adds a new prefix to in-memory prefix map.

Parameters:

prefix - a String with the prefix.

uri - the prefix URI.

getURIForPrefix

public static java.lang.String getURIForPrefix(java.lang.String what)

Shorthand for prefix map access.

Parameters:

what - prefix to URI for.

Returns:

the URI.

getPrefixForURI

public static java.lang.String getPrefixForURI(java.lang.String uri)

Transforms a given URI into a prefix from the prefix map.

Parameters:

uri - the prefix URI.

Returns:

a String with the prefix.

allToString

public static java.lang.String allToString()

Generates PREFIX set for SPARQL querying.

Returns:

a String with the PREFIX set.