org.w3c.jigsaw.pics
Interface LabelBureauInterface

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SampleLabelBureau

public interface LabelBureauInterface

Interface for the label bureau. This interface that the PICS protocol handler relies on to get the labels for any URL.

Field Summary

static int	FMT_FULL Tag for the full label format.
static int	FMT_MINIMAL Tag for the minimal label format.
static int	FMT_SHORT Tag for the short label format.
static int	FMT_SIGNED Tag for the signed label format.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getIdentifier() Get this bureau identifier.
LabelServiceInterface	getLabelService(java.lang.String identifier) Get a label service handler, given its identifier.

Field Detail

FMT_MINIMAL

static final int FMT_MINIMAL

Tag for the minimal label format.

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FMT_SHORT

static final int FMT_SHORT

Tag for the short label format.

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FMT_FULL

static final int FMT_FULL

Tag for the full label format.

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FMT_SIGNED

static final int FMT_SIGNED

Tag for the signed label format.

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Method Detail

getIdentifier

java.lang.String getIdentifier()

Get this bureau identifier. A bureau should have a uniq String identifier, which is used by the PICS filter to create it (through the LabelBureauFactory), dump it and restore it.

getLabelService

LabelServiceInterface getLabelService(java.lang.String identifier)

Get a label service handler, given its identifier. A service identifier is expected to be its URL, as defined in the PICS specification.

Parameters:

identifier - The service URL identifier.

Returns:

An object conforming to the LabelServiceInterface, or null if none was found.