rice.post.storage
Class GroupData

java.lang.Object
  rice.post.storage.GroupData

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, PostData

public class GroupData

extends java.lang.Object

implements PostData

This interface is designed to serve as an abstraction of a data object stored in Post. This object will be stored in an encrypted state at a location in the network. Users can access this object by having a copy of the corresponding Reference object, which contains the location and possibly the key of this object.

Version:

$Id: GroupData.java 2222 2005-02-11 17:47:34Z amislove $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected PostData[]

data

Constructor Summary

GroupData(PostData[] data)
Builds a GroupData given a collection of PostData

Method Summary

ContentHashReference	buildContentHashReference(Id[] location, byte[][] key) This method dynamically builds an appropriate ContentHashReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.
SecureReference	buildSecureReference(Id location, byte[] key) This method dynamically builds an appropriate SecureReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.
SignedReference	buildSignedReference(Id location) This method dynamically builds an appropriate SignedReference for this type of PostData given a location.
PostData[]	getData() Returns the data

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

data

protected PostData[] data

Constructor Detail

GroupData

public GroupData(PostData[] data)

Builds a GroupData given a collection of PostData

Parameters:

data - The data

Method Detail

getData

public PostData[] getData()

Returns the data

buildSignedReference

public SignedReference buildSignedReference(Id location)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate SignedReference for this type of PostData given a location.

Specified by:

buildSignedReference in interface PostData

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data

buildContentHashReference

public ContentHashReference buildContentHashReference(Id[] location,
                                                      byte[][] key)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate ContentHashReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.

Specified by:

buildContentHashReference in interface PostData

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

key - The for the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data

buildSecureReference

public SecureReference buildSecureReference(Id location,
                                            byte[] key)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate SecureReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.

Specified by:

buildSecureReference in interface PostData

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

key - The for the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data