How to Implement

To implement your OAI Data Provider using XOAI you'll only need to provide a specific implementation for your data source, just that. The followign explanation will make use of a specific use case, that is, an OAI Proxy.

What is an OAI Proxy?

An OAI Proxy is a service that allows one to harvest repositories into a single data source, then exposing the harvested data throw an OAI Interface. It is a good example of XOAI usage, as it uses the Data Provider and Service Provider features in it. Within this sample, we will only focus at the development of the Data Provider feature.