org.phenotips.messaging

Interface ConnectionManager

@Role
public interface ConnectionManager

Creates and retrieves Connections.

Since:

1.0M1

Version:

$Id: 9263a6221a88d57fe9b7b79bc96e62446c038bd8 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Connection	getConnection(PatientSimilarityView patientPair) Search for an existing connection for the patient pair view; if one exists, return it, otherwise create, store and return a new connection, with the data from the passed patient pair view.
Connection	getConnectionById(Long id) Deprecated. use getConnectionByToken(String) instead
Connection	getConnectionByToken(String token) Retrieve an existing connection from the storage.

Method Detail

getConnection

Connection getConnection(PatientSimilarityView patientPair)

Search for an existing connection for the patient pair view; if one exists, return it, otherwise create, store and return a new connection, with the data from the passed patient pair view.

Parameters:

patientPair - the two patients and their owners that are involved in this connection

Returns:

a connection object, already saved in the storage

getConnectionById

@Deprecated
Connection getConnectionById(Long id)

Deprecated. use getConnectionByToken(String) instead

Retrieve an existing connection from the storage.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the requested connection

Returns:

the requested connection, if it was found in the database, null otherwise

getConnectionByToken

Connection getConnectionByToken(String token)

Retrieve an existing connection from the storage.

Parameters:

token - the token of the requested connection

Returns:

the requested connection, if it was found in the database, null otherwise