Provides classes and methods to interface with the
CNRI Handle System.
The HandleManager class acts as the
main entry point.
The HandlePlugin class is intended to be
loaded into the CNRI Handle Server. It acts as an adapter, translating
Handle Server API calls into DSpace ones.
Using the Handle API
An example use of the Handle API is shown below:
Item item;
// Create or obtain a context object
Context context;
// Create a Handle for an Item
String handle = HandleManager.createHandle(context, item);
// The canonical form, which can be used for citations
String canonical = HandleManager.getCanonicalForm(handle);
// A URL pointing to the Item
String url = HandleManager.resolveToURL(context, handle);
// Resolve the handle back to an object
Item resolvedItem = (Item) HandleManager.resolveToObject(context, handle);
// From the object, find its handle
String rhandle = HandleManager.findHandle(context, resolvedItem);
Using the HandlePlugin with CNRI Handle Server
In the CNRI Handle Server configuration file, set storage_type to
CUSTOM and storage_class to
org.dspace.handle.HandlePlugin.
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