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Find Child Streams of a Parent Stream using GC-Libraries in java


Jitesh Saha (179) | asked Oct 01 '20, 6:47 a.m.
I have a usecase where I need to find a stream by it's ID and also find the Child streams of thet queried stream. All this using existing APIs or GC-Libraries in java.

but I couldn't find my scenario. 

I'm new to the domain. Perhaps I'm looking into the wrong place.


If such java libraries exist , where can I find them and some references on this.


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Nick Crossley (1463) | answered Oct 01 '20, 10:04 a.m.
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 Jitesh,


Could you please clarify what you mean by 'child streams'? There are two quite different relationships that often use this same term.

First, there is the relationship between a global configuration and a configuration (global or local) contributed to it. For example, if I have a global stream GS1, and there is a DOORS Next requirements stream RS2 that contributes to GS1, some people say that RS2 is a child of GS1.

Second, there is a derivation relationship within the application that owns configurations. For example, if in DOORS Next you have a requirements stream RS2, and a baseline of that stream called RB2, and you then create a stream RS3 from RB2, then some people say that RS3 is a child of RB2, which in turn is a child of RS2.

Personally, I try not to use of parent/child terminology for relationships between configurations so that I can avoid this ambiguity.

To answer your original questions:

To query for a specific GC by its numeric ID, you would use the query capability defined at https://jazz.net/sandbox01-gc/doc/scenario?id=QueryConfigurations, and query for oslc:shortId.

Then, if by child you mean the relationship between a global configuration and its contributions, those will be returned indirectly via the oslc_config:contribution property when you do a GET on the global stream (or global baseline). Each oslc_config:contribution value will be a URI of an inline resource returned with the GET, and that inlined resource will have an oslc_config:configuration link pointing to the contributed configurations. See example 3 in the same query API page for some sample RDF returned for contributions.

If by child you mean the other relationship between a DOORS Next or ETM stream and the streams created from baselines of that stream, I am not currently aware of a public API to get that information.


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Jitesh Saha commented Oct 05 '20, 6:35 a.m.
Nick,

Thank you for your response. By Parent-Child relationship I meant the first scenario you have mentioned. Thank you for bringing the terminology to my knowledge. I'll be careful using then next time.

And I am aware for the REST and OSLC queries to fetch the information I need, It's still helpful. However I was hoping to find a java library or existing api ( which is not REST ) to avoid writing the boiler plate codes and overheads.

Is there a public API of such kind ?


Jitesh Saha commented Oct 05 '20, 9:05 a.m.
Also while we're on the topic
is there a way to achieve the same using: jazz foundatation api or java sdk

I want to get children streams and stream name from stream ID/ UUID

Nick Crossley commented Oct 05 '20, 11:03 a.m. | edited Oct 06 '20, 9:47 a.m.
JAZZ DEVELOPER

 The only public APIs for the above actions are the REST APIs.


Jitesh Saha commented Oct 06 '20, 12:12 a.m.

That information was very helpful. Thank you Nick.

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