Class HdexDatabase

java.lang.Object
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   +----HdexCard
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           +----HdexDatabase
public class HdexDatabase
extends HdexCard
Hyperdex Database 1.0
HdexDatabase is the structural root of a Hyperdex database. A database corresponds to all of the data for a particular subscriber, organized into a set of decks (see HdexDeck).
See Also:
HdexDeck

Variable Index

o CARD_DECK
String constant to select a deck of all HdexCard
o DB_DECK
String constant to select a Database deck
o EVENT_DECK
String constant to select an Event deck
o GROUP_DECK
String constant to select a Group deck
o PE_DECK
String constant to select a PE deck

Method Index

o addSubscriber(String)
Add a new subscriber to the master database.
o close()
Close a subscriber database.
o deck(String)
Return a particular deck from the subscriber's database.
o deleteSubscriber(String)
Delete a subscriber from the master database.
o initializeDB(String)
Use this method to initialize the master HdexDatabase to a file other than the default file "default.db". Deprecated.
o open(String)
Open a particular subscriber's database.
o saveDB(String)
Save the master database, using serialization. Deprecated.
o toString()
Convert the card to printable representation using space as the field delimiter

Variables

o PE_DECK 
 public static final String PE_DECK
String constant to select a PE deck

 

 

o EVENT_DECK 
 public static final String EVENT_DECK
String constant to select an Event deck

 

 

o GROUP_DECK 
 public static final String GROUP_DECK
String constant to select a Group deck

 

 

o DB_DECK 
 public static final String DB_DECK
String constant to select a Database deck

 

 

o CARD_DECK 
 public static final String CARD_DECK
String constant to select a deck of all HdexCard

 

 

Methods

otoString 
 public String toString()
Convert the card to printable representation using space as the field delimiter
Overrides:
toString in class HdexCard
oinitializeDB 
 public static void initializeDB(String dbfile)
Note: initializeDB() is deprecated. Will not be implemented for JDBC version.
Use this method to initialize the master HdexDatabase to a file other than the default file "default.db". (Primarily for testing)
Parameters:
filename - The name of the file to load the global database from.
osaveDB 
 public void saveDB(String filename)
Note: saveDB() is deprecated. Will not be implemented for JDBC version.
Save the master database, using serialization.
Parameters:
filename - The name of the file to save the global database to.
oopen 
 public static HdexDatabase open(String subscriber)
Open a particular subscriber's database.
Parameters:
subscriber - The unique subscriber ID.
Returns:
The subscriber's database.
oclose 
 public void close()
Close a subscriber database.

 

 

oaddSubscriber 
 public static HdexDatabase addSubscriber(String subscriber) throws DatabaseUpdateException
Add a new subscriber to the master database.
Parameters:
subscriber - The unique subscriber ID.
Returns:
The new subscriber's database.
Throws: DatabaseUpdateException
When subscriber already exists.
odeleteSubscriber 
 public static void deleteSubscriber(String subscriber) throws DatabaseUpdateException
Delete a subscriber from the master database.
Parameters:
subscriber - The unique subscriber ID.
Throws: DatabaseUpdateException
If the subscriber does not already exist.
odeck 
 public HdexDeck deck(String type)
Return a particular deck from the subscriber's database.
Parameters:
type - Should be from the class string constants xx_DECK.