com.groiss.store

Class PersistentObject

java.lang.Object

com.groiss.store.PersistentObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeyValuePair<String,String>, Persistent, Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicEvent, BatchJob, ExportablePersistentObject, Lock, Partner, ProcessInstanceView, ProcessRelation

public abstract class PersistentObject
extends Object
implements Persistent, Cloneable

This is a default implementation of the Persistent interface. All methods apart from Persistent.getTableName() are implemented with default behaviour.

This abstract class also implements the KeyValuePair interface. So persistent objects become key value pairs, where the object's OID is the key and the object's String representation is the value.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected boolean	filled
protected long	oid

Fields inherited from interface com.groiss.store.Persistent

emptyKeys

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PersistentObject()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	afterDelete() This method is called after the persistent object has been deleted.
void	afterInsert() This method is called after the persistent object has been inserted into the store.
void	afterRead() This method is called after the persistent object has been read.
void	afterUpdate() This method is called after the persistent object has been updated in the store.
void	beforeDelete() This method is called before the persistent object is deleted.
void	beforeInsert() This method is called before the persistent object is inserted into the store.
void	beforeUpdate() This method is called before the persistent object is updated in the store (the existing object in the store will be overwritten with the values of this object).
Object	clone()
List<Field>	dbFields() Returns the persistent fields of this object in a List containing java.lang.reflect.Field objects.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares two persistent objects and returns true if they are equal (i.e., they must have the same OID and the same class).
String	getKey() Returns the key (className:OID) of this KeyValuePair.
String[][]	getKeys() A class may return key field groups in order to identify already existing objects of that class.
String	getLocalClassName()
String	getLocalObjectName() Get the object name in localized form.
long	getOid() Getter method for the persistent object's OID.
Store	getStore() Returns the Store object which is responsible for storing this persistence object.
String	getValue() Returns the value (String representation) of this KeyValuePair.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this persistent object.
boolean	isFilled() With this method you check if this persistent object is filled with persistent data or not.
void	isValid() Overwrite this method to check ids, etc.
void	onDelete() Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeDelete() instead.
void	onInsert() Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeInsert() instead.
void	onRead() Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use afterRead() instead.
void	onUpdate() Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeUpdate() instead.
void	setFilled(boolean f) This method can change the filled status of this persistent object.
void	setOid() Setter method for the persistent object's OID.
void	setOid(long oid) Setter method for the persistent object's OID.
void	setStore(Store store) With this method you can change the Store of this persistent object.
String	toListString() Returns a special string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.groiss.store.Persistent

getTableName

Field Detail

oid

protected long oid

filled

protected boolean filled

Constructor Detail

PersistentObject

public PersistentObject()

Method Detail

getOid

public long getOid()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

Getter method for the persistent object's OID.

Specified by:

getOid in interface Persistent

Returns:

The OID of the persistent object.

setOid

public void setOid(long oid)

Description copied from interface: Persistent

Setter method for the persistent object's OID. Usually you will never need to set the OID of an object directly, because OIDs are assigned automatically.

Specified by:

setOid in interface Persistent

Parameters:

oid - The new OID for the object.

setOid

public void setOid()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

Setter method for the persistent object's OID. Usually you will never need to set the OID of an object directly, because OIDs are assigned automatically when the object is inserted into the database. Sometimes it may be necessary to set the OID earlier in order to reference the object.

Specified by:

setOid in interface Persistent

setFilled

public void setFilled(boolean f)

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method can change the filled status of this persistent object. See Persistent.isFilled() for more details.

Specified by:

setFilled in interface Persistent

Parameters:

f - The new value for the filled status.

isFilled

public boolean isFilled()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

With this method you check if this persistent object is filled with persistent data or not. If it is not filled, you can use the Store to fill it.

Specified by:

isFilled in interface Persistent

Returns:

true if the object is filled with values, or false if the object is empty (only OID is set).

getStore

public Store getStore()

Returns the Store object which is responsible for storing this persistence object.

Specified by:

getStore in interface Persistent

Returns:

The Store of this persistent object.

setStore

public void setStore(Store store)

Description copied from interface: Persistent

With this method you can change the Store of this persistent object. Usually objects are stored in the system's database and you will never need to set the Store manually.

Specified by:

setStore in interface Persistent

Parameters:

store - The new Store that will be set for this persistent object.

dbFields

public List<Field> dbFields()

Returns the persistent fields of this object in a List containing java.lang.reflect.Field objects.

Specified by:

dbFields in interface Persistent

Returns:

A List containing the persistent fields of this persistent object. The List must contain the fields as java.lang.reflect.Field objects.

onInsert

@Deprecated
public void onInsert()

Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeInsert() instead.

onUpdate

@Deprecated
public void onUpdate()

Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeUpdate() instead.

onDelete

@Deprecated
public void onDelete()

Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use beforeDelete() instead.

onRead

@Deprecated
public void onRead()

Deprecated. since ep 9.0 will be removed in 10.0. Use afterRead() instead.

beforeInsert

public void beforeInsert()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called before the persistent object is inserted into the store.

Specified by:

beforeInsert in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.beforeInsert()

afterInsert

public void afterInsert()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called after the persistent object has been inserted into the store.

Specified by:

afterInsert in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.afterInsert()

beforeUpdate

public void beforeUpdate()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called before the persistent object is updated in the store (the existing object in the store will be overwritten with the values of this object).

Specified by:

beforeUpdate in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.beforeUpdate()

afterUpdate

public void afterUpdate()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called after the persistent object has been updated in the store.

Specified by:

afterUpdate in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.afterUpdate()

beforeDelete

public void beforeDelete()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called before the persistent object is deleted. Note that the Store.delete(Class, String, Object[]) and Store.delete(String, String, Object[]) methods do NOT call Persistent.beforeDelete().

Specified by:

beforeDelete in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.beforeDelete()

afterDelete

public void afterDelete()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called after the persistent object has been deleted. Note that the Store.delete(Class, String, Object[]) and Store.delete(String, String, Object[]) methods do NOT call Persistent.afterDelete().

Specified by:

afterDelete in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.afterDelete()

afterRead

public void afterRead()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

This method is called after the persistent object has been read.

Specified by:

afterRead in interface Persistent

See Also:

Persistent.afterRead()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares two persistent objects and returns true if they are equal (i.e., they must have the same OID and the same class).

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this persistent object. Equal objects must have equal hash codes, so the object's OID is used as hash code.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

getKey

public String getKey()

Returns the key (className:OID) of this KeyValuePair.

Specified by:

getKey in interface KeyValuePair<String,String>

Specified by:

getKey in interface Persistent

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the value (String representation) of this KeyValuePair.

Specified by:

getValue in interface KeyValuePair<String,String>

Specified by:

getValue in interface Persistent

getLocalObjectName

public String getLocalObjectName()

Get the object name in localized form. Subclasses should override this method!

Specified by:

getLocalObjectName in interface Persistent

Returns:

the name of the objects in localized form

getLocalClassName

public String getLocalClassName()

Specified by:

getLocalClassName in interface Persistent

Returns:

the name of the class in localized form. Subclasses should override this method!

toListString

public String toListString()

Returns a special string representation of the object.

Specified by:

toListString in interface Persistent

Returns:

a string representation of this Object suitable for usage in lists

isValid

public void isValid()

Overwrite this method to check ids, etc. It is called before inserts and updates are performed. The method should throw an ApplicationException or RunTimeException when the object is considered invalid.

Specified by:

isValid in interface Persistent

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object

getKeys

public String[][] getKeys()

Description copied from interface: Persistent

A class may return key field groups in order to identify already existing objects of that class. A key field group must uniquely identify an object. Multiple such key field groups can be defined. Each of the key field groups must be unique for an object to be unique (thus, group1 matches OR group2 matches etc.).

The first key field group is occasionally treated in a special manner as the primary business key. E.g. the export import functionality checks for object existence according to just the first key field group.

If no key field groups can be provided by the implementing class an empty result must be returned - use Persistent.emptyKeys to do so.

Specified by:

getKeys in interface Persistent

Returns:

An array of arrays containing object field names of those fields which constitute key field groups for uniquely identifying objects of classes implementing this interface. An example would be {{"name", "birthdate"},{"ssn"}} for a class defining two key field groups. The first one contains the fields name and birthdate, the second key field group has just one field ssn.