ie.deri.wsmx.mediation.flora
Class FloraMediator

java.lang.Object
  ie.deri.wsmx.mediation.flora.FloraMediator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Mediator

public class FloraMediator

extends java.lang.Object

implements Mediator

This class is a Flora2 instances mediator. It is able to provide for given source instance the corresponding target instances. Based on a set of mapping rules it calls a prolog engine and builds the target instances.

Constructor Summary

(package private)

FloraMediator() The role of this constructor is to avoid the direct instantiation of this class from outside of the package.

Method Summary

java.lang.StringBuffer

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FloraMediator

FloraMediator()

The role of this constructor is to avoid the direct instantiation of this class from outside of the package. For being able to use a FloraMediator object you can use the FloraMediatorFactory in the following way:

Mediator mediator = FloraMediatorFactory.createMediator();

Method Detail

mediate

public java.lang.StringBuffer mediate(java.lang.String sourceOntology,
                                      java.lang.String targetOntology,
                                      java.lang.StringBuffer payload)

Description copied from interface: Mediator

Calls the mediator and returns back the mediated payload

Specified by:

mediate in interface Mediator

Parameters:

sourceOntology - the source ontology ID

targetOntology - the target ontology ID

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

Returns:

the mediated payload (instances from the target ontology)