Package oracle.rules.sdk2.repository

Interface DictionaryUpdater

All Known Implementing Classes:
MDSUpdater
public interface DictionaryUpdater
DictionaryUpdater is the interface to use in updating a rule dictionary that is located by a path. An instance is obtained from MDSRepository. A dictionary must be loaded with loadForUpdate before saving saving the updates with updateDictionary. The best practice is to invoke loadForUpdate prior to any changes are made to the dictionary.

  • Method Details

    • loadForUpdate

      RuleDictionary loadForUpdate(String path, DictionaryFinder finder) throws RepositoryException, SDKException
      Load a dictionary from the repository for the purpose of updating it. If any error occurs after a dictionary is loaded and prior to a successful update of the dictionary via updateDictionary, the dictionary must be reloaded since an error results in the discard of the pending update.
      Parameters:
      path - the path to the dictionary
      finder - the DictionaryFinder used to resolve dictionary links.
      Returns:
      the RuleDictionary.
      Throws:
      RepositoryException - if an error occurred during the load of the dictionary
      SDKException

    • updateDictionary

      void updateDictionary(String path, RuleDictionary dictionary) throws RepositoryException, SDKException
      Update a dictionary previously loaded for update.
      Parameters:
      path - the path to the dictionary
      dictionary - the rule dictionary to save
      Throws:
      RepositoryException - an error occured during the save of dictionary.
      SDKException - if an error occured serializing the dictionary to XML.

    • abortUpdate

      void abortUpdate(String path) throws RepositoryException
      Abort the edit of a dictionary previously loaded with loadForEdit.
      Parameters:
      path - the path to the dictionary
      Throws:
      RepositoryException - if an error occurred during the abort

    • close

      void close() throws RepositoryException
      Close this DictionaryUpdater and release resources it holds.
      Throws:
      RepositoryException - an exception occured during closing the repository