ie.deri.wsmx.mediation
Interface Mediator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyMediator, FloraMediator

public interface Mediator

Defines the interface all the mediators have to implement

Method Summary

java.lang.StringBuffer

mediate(java.lang.String sourceOntologyID, java.lang.String targetOntologyID, java.lang.StringBuffer payload) Calls the mediator and returns back the mediated payload

Method Detail

mediate

public java.lang.StringBuffer mediate(java.lang.String sourceOntologyID,
                                      java.lang.String targetOntologyID,
                                      java.lang.StringBuffer payload)

Calls the mediator and returns back the mediated payload

Parameters:

sourceOntologyID - the source ontology ID

targetOntologyID - the target ontology ID

payload - the subject of the mediation (instances from the source ontology)

Returns:

the mediated payload (instances from the target ontology)