simplify path reservation

tools/api.go

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (a *API) GetState() (State, int, error) {
 // CheckRemotePeer checks the state of a remote peer
 func (a *API) CheckRemotePeer(url string) (State, map[string]int) {
 	// Check if the database is up
-	caller := NewHTTPCaller(map[string]map[METHOD]string{}) // Create a new http caller
+	caller := NewHTTPCaller(map[DataType]map[METHOD]string{}) // Create a new http caller
 	var resp APIStatusResponse
 	b, err := caller.CallPost(url, "/status", map[string]interface{}{}) // Call the status endpoint of the peer
 	if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (a *API) CheckRemotePeer(url string) (State, map[string]int) {
 func (a *API) CheckRemoteAPIs(urls map[string]string) (State, map[string]string, error) {
 	// Check if the database is up
 	new := map[string]string{}
-	caller := NewHTTPCaller(map[string]map[METHOD]string{}) // Create a new http caller
+	caller := NewHTTPCaller(map[DataType]map[METHOD]string{}) // Create a new http caller
 	code := 0
 	e := ""
 	state := ALIVE

tools/enums.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package tools
+
+type DataType int
+
+// DataType - Enum for the different types of resources in db accessible from the outside
+const (
+	INVALID DataType = iota
+	DATA_RESOURCE
+	PROCESSING_RESOURCE
+	STORAGE_RESOURCE
+	DATACENTER_RESOURCE
+	WORKFLOW_RESOURCE
+	WORKFLOW
+	WORKFLOW_EXECUTION
+	WORKSPACE
+	RESOURCE_MODEL
+	PEER
+	COLLABORATIVE_AREA
+	RULE
+	BOOKING
+)
+
+var NOAPI = ""
+var CATALOGAPI = "oc-catalog"
+var SHAREDAPI = "oc-shared"
+var WORKFLOWAPI = "oc-workflow"
+var WORKSPACEAPI = "oc-workspace"
+var PEERSAPI = "oc-peers"
+var DATACENTERAPI = "oc-datacenter"
+
+// Bind the standard API name to the data type
+var DefaultAPI = [...]string{
+	NOAPI,
+	CATALOGAPI,
+	CATALOGAPI,
+	CATALOGAPI,
+	CATALOGAPI,
+	CATALOGAPI,
+	WORKFLOWAPI,
+	NOAPI,
+	WORKSPACEAPI,
+	NOAPI,
+	PEERSAPI,
+	SHAREDAPI,
+	SHAREDAPI,
+	DATACENTERAPI,
+}
+
+// Bind the standard data name to the data type
+var Str = [...]string{
+	"invalid",
+	"data_resource",
+	"processing_resource",
+	"storage_resource",
+	"datacenter_resource",
+	"workflow_resource",
+	"workflow",
+	"workflow_execution",
+	"workspace",
+	"resource_model",
+	"peer",
+	"shared_workspace",
+	"rule",
+	"booking",
+}
+
+func FromInt(i int) string {
+	return Str[i]
+}
+
+func (d DataType) API() string { // API - Returns the API name of the data type
+	return DefaultAPI[d]
+}
+
+func (d DataType) String() string { // String - Returns the string name of the data type
+	return Str[d]
+}
+
+// EnumIndex - Creating common behavior - give the type a EnumIndex functio
+func (d DataType) EnumIndex() int {
+	return int(d)
+}

tools/remote_caller.go

@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func ToMethod(str string) METHOD {
 var HTTPCallerInstance = &HTTPCaller{} // Singleton instance of the HTTPCaller
 
 type HTTPCaller struct {
-	URLS map[string]map[METHOD]string // Map of the different methods and their urls
+	URLS map[DataType]map[METHOD]string // Map of the different methods and their urls
 }
 
 // NewHTTPCaller creates a new instance of the HTTP Caller
-func NewHTTPCaller(urls map[string]map[METHOD]string) *HTTPCaller {
+func NewHTTPCaller(urls map[DataType]map[METHOD]string) *HTTPCaller {
 	return &HTTPCaller{
 		URLS: urls, // Set the urls defined in the config & based on the data name type & method
 	}