To retrieve an asset from the server, you first need a com.ibm.ram.client.RAMAsset object. This object represents the metadata of an asset. From this object you can use the getContents() method to get the asset as a RAS file.
// Fetch an asset by GUID and version (this just pulls down the asset's metadata)
RAMAsset asset = session.getAsset(new AssetIdentification("{AC0D54C1-E349-69EC-030F-E51CB557B0D7}", "7.1"));
Once
you have an asset you can get/set properties through the getters and
setters. For example: // Verify the asset's metadata
assertEquals("RAM Client API Javadoc", asset.getName());
assertEquals("Javadoc for the Rational Asset Manager Client API", asset.getDescription());
assertEquals("Documentation", asset.getAssetType().getName());
assertEquals("RAM Development", asset.getCommunity().getName());
assertEquals("Kevin Jones", asset.getOwners()[0].getName());
To
download the asset as a RAS file, use the getContents() method: // Download the content as a .ras file
ZipInputStream in = null;
File file = null;
FileOutputStream output = null;
byte[] buffer = new byte[100000];
try {
file = new File("D:\\temp\\newAsset.ras"); //$NON-NLS-1$
output = new FileOutputStream(file);
in = new ZipInputStream(asset.getContents());
int read;
int start = 0;
while ((read = in.read(buffer, start, buffer.length - start)) > -1) {
start += read;
if (start >= buffer.length) {
output.write(buffer);
start = 0;
}
}
if (start > 0)
output.write(buffer, 0, start);
} finally {
try {
if (in != null)
in.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
try {
if (output != null)
output.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}