Com::Vmware::Content::Type Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for Com::Vmware::Content::Type:

Classes
class	Info

Avaliable Methods
public method	new ()
public method	list ()

Detailed Description

The Com::Vmware::Content::Type interface exposes the class Com::Vmware::Content::Library::ItemModel types that this Content Library Service supports.

A library item has an optional type which can be specified with the :attr:Com::Vmware::Content::Library::ItemModel.type field . For items with a type that is supported by a plugin, the Content Library Service may understand the files which are part of the library item and can produce metadata for the item.

In other cases, uploads may require a process in which one upload implies subsequent uploads. For example, an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) package is composed of an OVF descriptor file and the associated virtual disk files. Uploading an OVF descriptor can enable the Content Library Service to understand that the complete OVF package requires additional disk files, and it can set up the transfers for the disks automatically by adding the file entries for the disks when the OVF descriptor is uploaded.

When a type is not supported by a plugin, or the type is not specified, the Content Library Service can handle a library item in a default way, without adding metadata to the item or guiding the upload process.

Member Function Documentation

public method Com::Vmware::Content::Type::list

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Returns a list of class Com::Vmware::Content::Type::Info instances which describe the type support plugins in this Content Library.

Return values

The	list of class Com::Vmware::Content::Type::Info instances which describe the type support plugins in this Content Library. The return type will be Array of Com::Vmware::Content::Type::Info

Code:

public method Com::Vmware::Content::Type::new

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Constructor to initialize the object

Parameters

api_provider	- protocol connection to use with stubs created by this factory
StubConfig	- Stub's additional configuration

Return values

Blessed

object

Code:

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Com/Vmware/Content/Type.pm