org.formaria.data
Class DataSource

java.lang.Object
  org.formaria.data.DataSource

Direct Known Subclasses:

OptionalDataSource, PojoDataSource, PojoDataSourceEx

public class DataSource
extends java.lang.Object

Loads a model from a reader

Copyright (c) Formaria Ltd., 2008
License: see license.txt $Revision: 2.11 $

Field Summary

protected Project

currentProject The current Project

Constructor Summary

DataSource(Project project)
Create a new data source

Method Summary

void	loadTable(XmlElement source, DataModel model) Recursively load the model data
void	outputModel(java.lang.String filename, DataModel model) Iterate the Models and outputs the Elements and their attributes.
static void	outputModel(java.io.Writer w, DataModel model) Iterates the Models and outputs the Elements and their attributes.
static void	outputModel(XmlElement parentEle, DataModel model) Recursive method which builds up the XML Document based on the DataModel.
void	read(java.io.Reader r) Read a model from the Reader
void	read(XmlElement ele) Read an file pointed to by an element in the XML description of the data sources
protected void	readDataSource(java.lang.String fileName, XmlElement source) Read the data source file.
static void	setUseValueAsId(boolean state) Set the model to use the value as the ID for a node if the ID is not specified
void	write(java.io.Writer w) Outputs the datasource as XML
void	write(java.io.Writer w, DataModel model) Outputs the datasource as XML

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

currentProject

protected Project currentProject

The current Project

Constructor Detail

DataSource

public DataSource(Project project)

Create a new data source

Parameters:

project - the owner project

Method Detail

read

public void read(java.io.Reader r)

Read a model from the Reader

Parameters:

r - the Reader

read

public void read(XmlElement ele)

Read an file pointed to by an element in the XML description of the data sources

Parameters:

ele - the individual data source description

readDataSource

protected void readDataSource(java.lang.String fileName,
                              XmlElement source)

Read the data source file.

Parameters:

fileName - the nam eof the file to open

source - the XML element describing the source

loadTable

public void loadTable(XmlElement source,
                      DataModel model)

Recursively load the model data

Parameters:

source - the source element

model - the model for the source element

write

public void write(java.io.Writer w)

Outputs the datasource as XML

Parameters:

w - The Writer of the file.

write

public void write(java.io.Writer w,
                  DataModel model)

Outputs the datasource as XML

Parameters:

model - the model node to write

w - The Writer of the file.

outputModel

public static void outputModel(java.io.Writer w,
                               DataModel model)

Iterates the Models and outputs the Elements and their attributes.

Parameters:

w - the output writer

model - the model to write

outputModel

public static void outputModel(XmlElement parentEle,
                               DataModel model)

Recursive method which builds up the XML Document based on the DataModel.

Parameters:

parentEle - the current parent element

model - the current model being processed

outputModel

public void outputModel(java.lang.String filename,
                        DataModel model)

Iterate the Models and outputs the Elements and their attributes.

Parameters:

filename - the file to write

model - the model to write

setUseValueAsId

public static void setUseValueAsId(boolean state)

Set the model to use the value as the ID for a node if the ID is not specified

Parameters:

state - true to use the value when an ID is not specified