com.exlibris.dps.sdk.plugin

Interface PIGenerator

public interface PIGenerator

Author:

yaarac General plugin type for persistent identifiers creation
This plugin interface only supports java implementation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getType()
java.lang.String	getValue()
boolean	validate(java.lang.String pi)

Method Detail

getType

java.lang.String getType()

Returns:

the type of the PI generator

getValue

java.lang.String getValue()

Returns:

A new persistent identifier value

validate

boolean validate(java.lang.String pi)

Parameters:

pi - a persistent identifier to validate

Returns:

true if the identifier is valid, false otherwise.