Pid Cache Manager Service

This Page describes the PID cache service.

ID (Label)

PIDC

Complete Name

PID Cache Manager Service

Status

Work in Progress (version 0.1.0 in test).

Description

• The role of the PID cache service is to avoid unavailability of the GWDG PID Handle Service.
• The PID cache service is used as alternative to the PIDManager service offered by eSciDoc core infrastructure.
• The PID cache service holds pre-created PIDs which are assigned to an eSciDoc content resource by calling the Object Handler methods (assignObjectPid() and assignVersionPid()).

Operations Overview

Operation	Status	Input	Output	Description
create	implemented	URL:String	String	Scope:Public Assign a PID to an URL.
update	implemented	URL: String PID(handler): String	String	Scope:Public Update a PID with a new URL.
view	implemented	PID(handler):String	String	Scope:Public Retrieve a PID (If GWDG service unavailable, can only retrieve PID that are waiting in cache to be updated at the GWDG).
search	implemented	URL:String	String	Scope:Public Search for a PID (If GWDG service unavailable, can only search for PID that are waiting in cache to be updated at the GWDG). Implements only the search by URL so far. Might be extended.

Service Interface

• The PID cache service provides a REST interface:
  • GET: /pidcache/handle/read, implemting 2 methods:
    • /view?pid= - resolve PID
    • /search?url= - Find a PID
  • PUT: Not Implemented
  • POST: /pidcache/handle/write - Implements 2 methods:
    • /create - Create a PID at GWDG (url passed as body parameter).
    • /update?pid= - Update a PID with new url (url passed as body parameter)
  • DELETE: (Not allowed)

Persistent Identifer or Identification

Identifier

Enhanced Scientific Documentation

Uniform Resource Locator

Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung Göttingen

Representational State Transfer