Package org.cytoscape.io.webservice.client

Class AbstractWebServiceClient

java.lang.Object
org.cytoscape.io.webservice.client.AbstractWebServiceClient
All Implemented Interfaces:
WebServiceClient
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractWebServiceGUIClient
public abstract class AbstractWebServiceClient extends Object implements WebServiceClient
Abstract class for all web service clients. All clients MUST extend this class.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (Abstract Class): This class is abstract and meant to be extended by users. This means that we may add methods for minor version updates. Methods will only be removed for major version updates.

Module: webservice-api

To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>webservice-api</artifactId>
</dependency>

  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractWebServiceClient

      public AbstractWebServiceClient(String uri, String displayName, String description)
      Constructs this AbstractWebServiceClient.
      Parameters:
      uri - Service Location.

  • Method Details

    • getDisplayName

      public final String getDisplayName()
      Description copied from interface: WebServiceClient
      Returns display name of this client. This is more human readable name for this client. This may not be unique.
      Specified by:
      getDisplayName in interface WebServiceClient
      Returns:
      display name for this client.

    • getDescription

      public final String getDescription()
      Description copied from interface: WebServiceClient
      Get human-readable description of this client.
      Specified by:
      getDescription in interface WebServiceClient
      Returns:
      Description as a string. Users should write parser for this return value.

    • toString

      public final String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • getServiceLocation

      public final URI getServiceLocation()
      Description copied from interface: WebServiceClient
      Returns resource location of this service, i.e., service URL. This is guaranteed to be globally unique and can be used as identifier.
      Specified by:
      getServiceLocation in interface WebServiceClient
      Returns:
      URI of the service.