ibspan.tss.core.semantic
Class Util

java.lang.Object
  ibspan.tss.core.semantic.Util

public class Util
extends Object

Class helping in operation on ontological data. Provides implementation of reflection function.

Author:

Maciej Gawinecki

Constructor Summary

Util()

Method Summary

static String	getClosestRDFType(com.ibm.adtech.jastor.Thing t) Returns the main rdf:type of the given Thing.
static Map<String,String>	getMap(Map inMap) Translates Map object from Messaging ontology into Java Map form.
static Resource	getReflection(Resource r, OntModel mDB, OntModel mDomain) Returns reflection of the given resource r into given domain mDomain.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Util

public Util()

Method Detail

getClosestRDFType

public static String getClosestRDFType(com.ibm.adtech.jastor.Thing t)

Returns the main rdf:type of the given Thing.

Parameters:

t - is thing object

Returns:

URI reference of value for rdf:type property

getReflection

public static Resource getReflection(Resource r,
                                     OntModel mDB,
                                     OntModel mDomain)

Returns reflection of the given resource r into given domain mDomain.

Parameters:

uri - uri of the resource to be reflected

mDB - is model, which contains statements about resource uri

mDomain - domain model describing classes

Returns:

<

• uri if resource with this uri , i.e. this resource occurs as a subject of a any statement in mDomain.
• URI of C, if resource with this uri does NOT belong do mDomain and instance of resource (class) C, belonging do mDomain.
• null -- otherwise.

getMap

public static Map<String,String> getMap(Map inMap)

Translates Map object from Messaging ontology into Java Map form.

Parameters:

inMap - is Map object from the ontology

Returns:

Java Map form of inMap