org.fudgemsg.taxon
Interface TaxonomyResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

ImmutableMapTaxonomyResolver, RESTfulTaxonomyResolver, URLTaxonomyResolver

public interface TaxonomyResolver

A taxonomy resolver allows a taxonomy to be located by ID.

A Fudge system may have multiple taxonomies in use at any one time. These may be different versions of one taxonomy, or an entirely different taxonomy. A Fudge message includes a two-byte ID to the taxonomy in use. Implementations of this interface convert the ID to a real taxonomy. The exact meaning of the ID and the translation is application dependent.

This interface should be implemented with care to ensure Fudge operates correctly. Implementations should be thread-safe.

Method Summary

FudgeTaxonomy

resolveTaxonomy(short taxonomyId) Looks up the taxonomy by ID.

Method Detail

resolveTaxonomy

FudgeTaxonomy resolveTaxonomy(short taxonomyId)

Looks up the taxonomy by ID.

Parameters:

taxonomyId - the ID of the taxonomy to look up

Returns:

the taxonomy, null if not found