eu.ehri.project.tools

Class FindReplace

java.lang.Object

eu.ehri.project.tools.FindReplace

public class FindReplace
extends Object

Find and replace text in item properties.

Unlike a Cypher query, this class takes care of managing the audit log to record changes, and also tries to prevent accidental misuse.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FindReplace(com.tinkerpop.frames.FramedGraph<?> graph, boolean commit, int maxItems)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<List<String>>	findAndReplace(EntityClass contentType, EntityClass entityType, String property, String textToFind, String replacement, Actioner actioner, String logMessage) Find and replace a string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FindReplace

public FindReplace(com.tinkerpop.frames.FramedGraph<?> graph,
                   boolean commit,
                   int maxItems)

Method Detail

findAndReplace

public List<List<String>> findAndReplace(EntityClass contentType,
                                         EntityClass entityType,
                                         String property,
                                         String textToFind,
                                         String replacement,
                                         Actioner actioner,
                                         String logMessage)
                                  throws ValidationError

Find and replace a string

Parameters:

contentType - the content type of the top-level item

entityType - the entity type of the property-holding node

property - the name of the property to search

textToFind - the text to find

replacement - the replacement text

actioner - the current user

logMessage - a mandatory log message

Returns:

a list of lists each comprising: the parent item ID, the child item ID, and the current text value in which a match was found

Throws:

ValidationError