[kepler-dev] [Bug 4232] New: - LibraryIndex Unique Identifier

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4232

           Summary: LibraryIndex Unique Identifier
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.x dev
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: aschultz at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at kepler-project.org


Currently the Component library uses the name of the NamedObj as the unique
identifier.  This is not a good idea when we start talking about downloading
and sharing object between many users.  The LSID should be used to key the
NamedObjs in the Component Library.  The old "Save In Library" calls the
LibraryIndex.componentNameInUse(String) method to prevent the user from saving
a component with the same name as an existing component in their own library
(even if the LSID is not in the library).  This is a problem that could be best
addressed by completely revamping the LibraryIndex to use either an SQL or Java
serialization pattern to maintain the persistence of the Library Index.  The
XML serialization that we are using now is too slow to handle more dynamic
usage of the Component Library (i.e. adding/moving/removing components in the
Library) because every time you make a small change you have to rewrite the
entire xml file.