package postgresql.util; import java.io.*; import java.lang.*; import java.lang.reflect.*; import java.net.*; import java.util.*; import java.sql.*; /** * This class uses PostgreSQL's object oriented features to store Java Objects. * * It does this by mapping a Java Class name to a table in the database. Each * entry in this new table then represents a Serialized instance of this * class. As each entry has an OID (Object IDentifier), this OID can be * included in another table. * * This is too complex to show here, and will be documented in the main * documents in more detail. * */ public class Serialize { // This is the connection that the instance refers to protected postgresql.Connection conn; // This is the table name protected String tableName; // This is the class name protected String className; // This is the Class for this serialzed object protected Class ourClass; /** * This creates an instance that can be used to serialize or deserialize * a Java object from a PostgreSQL table. */ public Serialize(postgresql.Connection c,String type) throws SQLException { try { conn = c; tableName = type.toLowerCase(); className = toClassName(type); ourClass = Class.forName(className); } catch(ClassNotFoundException cnfe) { throw new PSQLException("postgresql.serial.noclass",type); } // Second check, the type must be a table boolean status = false; ResultSet rs = conn.ExecSQL("select typname from pg_type,pg_class where typname=relname and typname='"+type+"'"); if(rs!=null) { if(rs.next()) status=true; rs.close(); } // This should never occur, as postgresql has it's own internal checks if(!status) throw new PSQLException("postgresql.serial.table",type); // Finally cache the fields within the table } /** * This fetches an object from a table, given it's OID * @param oid The oid of the object * @return Object relating to oid * @exception SQLException on error */ public Object fetch(int oid) throws SQLException { try { Object obj = ourClass.newInstance(); // NB: we use java.lang.reflect here to prevent confusion with // the postgresql.Field java.lang.reflect.Field f[] = ourClass.getDeclaredFields(); boolean hasOID=false; int oidFIELD=-1; StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("select"); char sep=' '; for(int i=0;i * * If the object has an int called OID, and it is > 0, then * that value is used for the OID, and the table will be updated. * If the value of OID is 0, then a new row will be created, and the * value of OID will be set in the object. This enables an object's * value in the database to be updateable. * * If the object has no int called OID, then the object is stored. However * if the object is later retrieved, amended and stored again, it's new * state will be appended to the table, and will not overwrite the old * entries. * * @param o Object to store (must implement Serializable) * @return oid of stored object * @exception SQLException on error */ public int store(Object o) throws SQLException { try { // NB: we use java.lang.reflect here to prevent confusion with // the postgresql.Field java.lang.reflect.Field f[] = ourClass.getDeclaredFields(); boolean hasOID=false; int oidFIELD=-1; boolean update=false; // Find out if we have an oid value for(int i=0;i0; } } StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(update?"update "+tableName+" set":"insert into "+tableName+" values "); char sep=update?' ':'('; for(int i=0;i * * Because of this, a Class name may not have _ in the name.

* Another limitation, is that the entire class name (including packages) * cannot be longer than 32 characters (a limit forced by PostgreSQL). * * @param name Class name * @return PostgreSQL table name * @exception SQLException on error */ public static String toPostgreSQL(String name) throws SQLException { name = name.toLowerCase(); if(name.indexOf("_")>-1) throw new PSQLException("postgresql.serial.underscore"); if(name.length()>32) throw new PSQLException("postgresql.serial.namelength",name,new Integer(name.length())); return name.replace('.','_'); } /** * This converts a postgresql table to a Java Class name, by replacing _ with * .

* * @param name PostgreSQL table name * @return Class name * @exception SQLException on error */ public static String toClassName(String name) throws SQLException { name = name.toLowerCase(); return name.replace('_','.'); } }