org.gxos
Class DatabaseManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.gxos.DatabaseManager

public class DatabaseManager

extends java.lang.Object

XML database implementations registered and initialized through this manager.

$Id: DatabaseManager.java,v 1.1 2001/10/19 03:22:10 balsoy Exp $

Constructor Summary

DatabaseManager()

Method Summary

static XMLObject	getDatabase(java.lang.String uri) Returns a registered and initialized database associated with the given URI prefix.
static Database	initialize(Configuration cfg) Initializes the context manages with the given configuration settings.
static Database	registerDatabase(java.lang.String databaseImplementer) Registers the database implementation class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DatabaseManager

public DatabaseManager()

Method Detail

registerDatabase

public static Database registerDatabase(java.lang.String databaseImplementer)
                                 throws XMLException

Registers the database implementation class. The parameter must be a class which implements Database interface.

Parameters:

databaseImplementer - class name which implements database features

Throws:

XMLException - if an error is encountered.

initialize

public static Database initialize(Configuration cfg)
                           throws XMLException

Initializes the context manages with the given configuration settings.

Parameters:

cfg - Current configuration settings.

Throws:

XMLException - if an error is encountered.

getDatabase

public static XMLObject getDatabase(java.lang.String uri)
                             throws XMLException

Returns a registered and initialized database associated with the given URI prefix.

Parameters:

uriPrefix - URI prefix which will be used to access a database.

Returns:

the root XML object of the database implementation if registration and initialization has not failed.

Throws:

XMLException - if an error is encountered.