Activity - removeResource

Activity Type: Resource Management

Description

Withdraws a data service resource from a service and deletes the configuration files if required.

Examples

<removeResource name="remove">
  <resource name="MyDataResource" />
  <output name="out" />
</removeResource>

<removeResource name="remove">
  <resource name="MyDataResource" removeConfiguration="true"/>
  <output name="out" />
</removeResource>

Specification

Element removeResource:

• Attribute name - unique name for the activity within the scope of a request.
• Element resource (required) - description of the data service resource to remove.
  • Attribute name (required) - name of the data service resource.
  • Attribute removeConfiguration (optional) - boolean value indicating whether the configuration files are removed. The default value is false.
• Element output (required) - output stream that contains the name of the resource that has been removed.
  • Attribute name - name of the activity's output stream.

Data Resource Accessor

This activity can operate with any data resource accessor.

Input and Output Types

• Output: output — a single java.lang.String block

Warning to Service Deployers

Note that this activity allows any client to remove a resource from your service and, depending upon the settings they provide, remove the resource's configuration files from your server. As such you should decide carefully whether or not you wish to expose such an activity to everyone.

This activity is not deployed by default.

XML Schema

OGSA-DAI/schema/ogsadai/xsd/activities/remove_resource.xsd

Class

uk.org.ogsadai.activity.resource.RemoveResourceActivity

Client Toolkit Class

uk.org.ogsadai.client.toolkit.activity.resource.RemoveDataServiceResource