org.globus.replica.replicator.util
Interface ReplicaCatalogFilter

public interface ReplicaCatalogFilter

This interface specifies methods for filtering Replica Catalogs. Users of ReplicationManager may not want to use every available Replica Catalog in their Grid environment. The method(s) of this interface allows users an interface to allow them to manipulate the lookup behavior of the ReplicationManager. Implementations of this interface MUST be thread safe.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

java.util.Collection

filterCatalogUrls(java.util.Collection catalogUrls) This method filters a collection of Replica Catalog URLs based on an unfiltered collection of Replica Catalog URLs.

Method Detail

filterCatalogUrls

public java.util.Collection filterCatalogUrls(java.util.Collection catalogUrls)

This method filters a collection of Replica Catalog URLs based on an unfiltered collection of Replica Catalog URLs. Note: Implementors MAY modify the original collection.

Parameters:

catalogUrls - A Collection of Strings that represent the URLs of Replica Catalogs.

Returns:

A Collection containing Strings that represent the URLs of Replica Catalogs. IMPORTANT: Implementations MUST NOT return a null collection. If no Catalogs URLs match the user criteria, the appropriate return value will be an empty Collection object.

Since:

1.0