Documentation of the EDS api

ExternalDataRequest.java

/**
 * The globally unique identifier (GUID) or persistent identifier (PID) that identifies the item that is being edited.
 */
public String getObjectId()                   // The ID of the object being edited
  
public Map<String, Property> getProperty()    // A map of all the properties of the object

public RequestMode getRequestMode()           // The reason why the EDS component is called

public String getRepositoryId()               // The ID of the repository containing the properties

public Map<String, Object> getClientContext() // An array that contains a series of key value pairs that specify
	                                            // contextual information for a specific class or item type.

public String getExternalDataIdentifier()     // A string that indicates the state of the data that was returned by the
	                                            // external data service.