org.equanda.ymport
Interface DatabaseMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabaseMapAdapter

public interface DatabaseMap

Mapping object which allows you to get the TableHandlers and FieldMaps for a database

Author:

Joachim Van der Auwera

Method Summary

FieldMap	getFieldMap(String table) Get the FieldMap for a specific table
TableHandler	getSelector(String table) Get the handler for a specific selector which needs parameters.
TableHandler	getTableHandler(String table) Get the table handler for a specific table/selector combination.

Method Detail

getTableHandler

TableHandler getTableHandler(String table)
                             throws ImportHandlerException

Get the table handler for a specific table/selector combination. These selectors get their parameters from table fields. When a record is not found, a new record is created, otherwise, field values are updated.

Parameters:

table - combination table/selector name

Returns:

TableHandler for table/selector combination

Throws:

ImportHandlerException - oops

getFieldMap

FieldMap getFieldMap(String table)
                     throws ImportHandlerException

Get the FieldMap for a specific table

Parameters:

table - table name, may contain a selector in it

Returns:

a FieldMap object

Throws:

ImportHandlerException - oops

getSelector

TableHandler getSelector(String table)
                         throws ImportHandlerException

Get the handler for a specific selector which needs parameters. This only selects records.

Parameters:

table - table+selector definitions

Returns:

TableHandler for selector

Throws:

ImportHandlerException - oops