Package uk.ac.starlink.topcat.join

Interface DalMultiService

  • public interface DalMultiService
    Defines service-type-specific aspects of how to do a multiple query against a positional (cone-like) DAL service.
    Since:
    30 Sep 2009
    Author:
    Mark Taylor

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean allowNullSize()
      Indicates whether a blank value is permissible for the search radius (or diameter, or whatever).
      uk.ac.starlink.ttools.cone.ConeSearcher createSearcher​(java.net.URL url, uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTableFactory tfact, uk.ac.starlink.util.ContentCoding coding)
      Constructs a cone searcher object for this service type.
      uk.ac.starlink.vo.Capability getCapability()
      Returns the capability defining this service type.
      javax.swing.JComponent getControlPanel()
      Returns a panel with custom controls specific to this service type.
      uk.ac.starlink.ttools.cone.Coverage getCoverage​(java.net.URL url)
      Gets a coverage description for this service.
      java.lang.String getLabel()
      Returns a short label for this service type.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Returns the name of this service type.
      java.lang.String getResourceListType()
      Returns the voresource subtype for this service as used in voresource.loadlist.* MTypes.
      uk.ac.starlink.table.ValueInfo getSizeInfo()
      Returns metadata describing the search radius (or diameter, or whatever) parameter used by this query.
      javax.swing.JComponent getVersionComponent()
      Returns a panel used for protocol version selection, if available.
      boolean hasCoverages()
      Indicates whether this service is capable of supplying coverage information.
      void init​(uk.ac.starlink.vo.RegistryPanel regPanel)
      Performs any required initialisation based on the registry panel that will be associated with this service.
      void setSizeDefault​(ColumnSelector sizeSelector)
      Configures the column selector representing search radius (or diameter, or whatever) to some sensible default value.

    • Method Detail

      • getName

        java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the name of this service type.
        Returns:
        short name

      • getLabel

        java.lang.String getLabel()
        Returns a short label for this service type.
        Returns:
        short label - no spaces, just a few lower case characters

      • getCapability

        uk.ac.starlink.vo.Capability getCapability()
        Returns the capability defining this service type.
        Returns:
        capapbility type

      • getResourceListType

        java.lang.String getResourceListType()
        Returns the voresource subtype for this service as used in voresource.loadlist.* MTypes.
        Returns:
        voresource MType subtype

      • getSizeInfo

        uk.ac.starlink.table.ValueInfo getSizeInfo()
        Returns metadata describing the search radius (or diameter, or whatever) parameter used by this query.
        Returns:
        search size metadata

      • setSizeDefault

        void setSizeDefault​(ColumnSelector sizeSelector)
        Configures the column selector representing search radius (or diameter, or whatever) to some sensible default value.
        Parameters:
        sizeSelector - search size value selector component

      • allowNullSize

        boolean allowNullSize()
        Indicates whether a blank value is permissible for the search radius (or diameter, or whatever).
        Returns:
        true iff null size values make sense for this service type

      • getControlPanel

        javax.swing.JComponent getControlPanel()
        Returns a panel with custom controls specific to this service type.
        Returns:
        custom component container, or null

      • getVersionComponent

        javax.swing.JComponent getVersionComponent()
        Returns a panel used for protocol version selection, if available.
        Returns:
        version selector component, or null

      • init

        void init​(uk.ac.starlink.vo.RegistryPanel regPanel)
        Performs any required initialisation based on the registry panel that will be associated with this service.
        Parameters:
        regPanel - panel used for service selection

      • createSearcher

        uk.ac.starlink.ttools.cone.ConeSearcher createSearcher​(java.net.URL url,
                                                       uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTableFactory tfact,
                                                       uk.ac.starlink.util.ContentCoding coding)
        Constructs a cone searcher object for this service type.
        Parameters:
        url - service URL
        tfact - table factory
        coding - controls HTTP-level byte stream compression; this hint may be ignored by implementations
        Returns:
        cone searcher object

      • hasCoverages

        boolean hasCoverages()
        Indicates whether this service is capable of supplying coverage information.
        Returns:
        false if getCoverage will always return false

      • getCoverage

        uk.ac.starlink.ttools.cone.Coverage getCoverage​(java.net.URL url)
        Gets a coverage description for this service.
        Parameters:
        url - service URL
        Returns:
        coverage coverage object, or null