org.davesag.generica.persistence.hibernate
Class HibernateArchivist

java.lang.Object
  org.davesag.generica.persistence.hibernate.HibernateArchivist

All Implemented Interfaces:

Archivist, Manager

public class HibernateArchivist

extends Object

implements Archivist, Manager

The HibernateArchivist manages persistance for objects by delegating to a Hibernate Session.

Since:

Generica 1.0

Version:

CVS Revision $Id: HibernateArchivist.java,v 1.4 2004/04/06 15:33:23 davesag Exp $

Author:

Dave Sag http://www.davesag.com

Field Summary

protected Session

theSession the hibernate session

Constructor Summary

HibernateArchivist()
null constructor

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the PersistanceManager so it an no longer be used.
void	delete(Object o) Delete the supplied object.
boolean	exists(Map fields, String classname) A fast test to determine if there is an object with values matching field names according to the supplied map.
boolean	exists(String namefield, String name, String classname) A fast test to determine if there is an object with the given name, using the supplied namefield and classname as qualifiers of the search.
void	flush() Flushes out the Persistancemanager's connection with the database.
Object	getDelegate() Get the hibernate session to delegate to.
Transaction	getTransaction() Return a Transaction that can be used to wrap atomic operations.
Object	load(Map fields, String classname) Load an object whose field values match the values keyed against those field names in the supplied Map.
Object	load(Object target, Class clazz) Load an object according to the target parameter supplied.
Object	load(String namefield, String name, String classname) Convenience method to load an object with the given name, using the supplied namefield and classname as qualifiers of the search.
Object	save(Object o) Save the supplied object.
void	setDelegate(Object delegate) Set the hibernate session to delegate to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

theSession

protected Session theSession

the hibernate session

Constructor Detail

HibernateArchivist

public HibernateArchivist()

null constructor

Method Detail

setDelegate

public void setDelegate(Object delegate)
                 throws ClassCastException

Set the hibernate session to delegate to.

Specified by:

setDelegate in interface Manager

Parameters:

delegate - The hibernate session to delegate to.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the deletaged object was not a valid class hibernate session.

getDelegate

public Object getDelegate()

Get the hibernate session to delegate to.

Specified by:

getDelegate in interface Manager

Returns:

The hibernate session being delegated to.

load

public Object load(String namefield,
                   String name,
                   String classname)
            throws ArchiveException

Convenience method to load an object with the given name, using the supplied namefield and classname as qualifiers of the search. This assumes that the namefield:name pair are unique to this class.

Specified by:

load in interface Archivist

Parameters:

namefield - The name of the property that holds the name to against.

name - The name The actual name we are looking for.

classname - The fully qualified class of the object to load.

Returns:

the object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

load

public Object load(Map fields,
                   String classname)
            throws ArchiveException

Load an object whose field values match the values keyed against those field names in the supplied Map.

Specified by:

load in interface Archivist

Parameters:

fields - The map of field valeus keyed against the field names they corrospond with.

classname - The fully qualified class of the object to load.

Returns:

the object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

load

public Object load(Object target,
                   Class clazz)
            throws ArchiveException

Load an object according to the target parameter supplied.

Specified by:

load in interface Archivist

Parameters:

target - The target that informs the archivist as to which object to load.

clazz - the class of the object to load.

Returns:

the object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

save

public Object save(Object o)
            throws ArchiveException

Save the supplied object.

Specified by:

save in interface Archivist

Parameters:

o - the object to save.

Returns:

The saved object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

delete

public void delete(Object o)
            throws ArchiveException

Delete the supplied object.

Specified by:

delete in interface Archivist

Parameters:

o - the object to delete.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

exists

public boolean exists(String namefield,
                      String name,
                      String classname)
               throws ArchiveException

A fast test to determine if there is an object with the given name, using the supplied namefield and classname as qualifiers of the search. Use this test if your application wishes to enforce uniqueness of name and thus enable the load method to make sense.

Specified by:

exists in interface Archivist

Parameters:

namefield - The name of the bean property that holds the name to test.

name - The name The actual name we are looking for.

classname - The fully qualified class of the persistable bean to test for.

Returns:

true if the name supplied corresponds to a known persistable object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

exists

public boolean exists(Map fields,
                      String classname)
               throws ArchiveException

A fast test to determine if there is an object with values matching field names according to the supplied map. Use this test if your application wishes to enforce uniqueness of various fields and thus enable the load method to make sense. Load an object whose field values match the values keyed against those field names in the supplied Map.

Specified by:

exists in interface Archivist

Parameters:

fields - The map of field valeus keyed against the field names they corrospond with.

classname - The fully qualified class of the object to load.

Returns:

the object.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

getTransaction

public Transaction getTransaction()
                           throws ArchiveException

Return a Transaction that can be used to wrap atomic operations.

Specified by:

getTransaction in interface Archivist

Returns:

a Transaction.

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

flush

public void flush()
           throws ArchiveException

Flushes out the Persistancemanager's connection with the database.

Specified by:

flush in interface Archivist

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.

close

public void close()
           throws ArchiveException

Closes the PersistanceManager so it an no longer be used.

Specified by:

close in interface Archivist

Throws:

ArchiveException - if anything went wrong.