com.sptci.rwt.webui
Class MainController

java.lang.Object
  com.sptci.echo2.Controller<MainView>
      com.sptci.rwt.webui.MainController

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class MainController
extends com.sptci.echo2.Controller<MainView>

The primary ContentPane for the application.

© Copyright 2007 Sans Pareil Technologies, Inc.

Version:

$Id: MainController.java 4123 2008-05-25 21:49:01Z rakesh $

Author:

Rakesh Vidyadharan 2007-09-29

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.sptci.echo2.Controller

com.sptci.echo2.Controller.Updater<S>, com.sptci.echo2.Controller.Worker<S>

Field Summary

static String	CONNECTION_MANAGER The property name used to identify the connection manager for the session.
private Connections	connections The object that represents saved connections.
static String	CONTROLLER The property name used to identify the instance of this class stored for the session.
private Queries	queries The object that represents saved queries.

Fields inherited from class com.sptci.echo2.Controller

application, logger, view

Constructor Summary

MainController(MainView view)
Create a new instance of the controller for the specified view.

Method Summary

private void	addBinding(String name, Context environment, Collection<String> collection)
void	addPane(FloatingPane pane) Convenient method for Application.addPane(nextapp.echo2.app.FloatingPane).
Collection<Category>	getCategories() Returns Queries.getCategories().
ConnectionManager	getConnectionManager() Get the connection manager in use by the session.
Connections	getConnections() Returns connections.
static MainController	getController() Return the instance stored for the session.
Collection<String>	getDataSources() Retrieve all the available datasources configured under the java:/comp/env context.
DBMSMetaData	getDBMSMetaData() Retrieve the metadata about the database pointed to by the current active ConnectionManager.
ConnectionParameters	getParameters(ConnectionDialogue dialogue) Create a connection parameters bean using the values in the ConnectionDialogue.
com.sptci.echo2.View	getParentView(Component component) Convenience method that invokes Application.getParentView(nextapp.echo2.app.Component)
Queries	getQueries() Returns queries.
Map<String,Collection<String>>	getSavedConnections() Retrieve all the saved database connections configured by the user.
void	resetMenu() Rebuild the MainView.menuComponent to reflect modifications made to the application persistent state.
void	setConnectionManager(ConnectionManager manager) Set the connection manager to use for the session.
void	setContent(Component component) Method used to update the content of MainView.right content area.
void	setFocused(Component component) Sets the focussed component for the application.

Methods inherited from class com.sptci.echo2.Controller

checkText, getApplication, getDataDirectory, getLogger, getView, processFatalException, processFatalException, setApplication

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CONNECTION_MANAGER

public static final String CONNECTION_MANAGER

The property name used to identify the connection manager for the session. "connectionManager"

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Constant Field Values

CONTROLLER

public static final String CONTROLLER

The property name used to identify the instance of this class stored for the session. "controller"

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Constant Field Values

connections

private Connections connections

The object that represents saved connections.

queries

private Queries queries

The object that represents saved queries.

Constructor Detail

MainController

public MainController(MainView view)

Create a new instance of the controller for the specified view.

Parameters:

view - The view this controller controls.

Method Detail

getController

public static MainController getController()

Return the instance stored for the session.

Note: This method should be invoked only after being instantiated.

Returns:

The controller for the session.

getConnectionManager

public ConnectionManager getConnectionManager()

Get the connection manager in use by the session.

Returns:

The manager in use.

setConnectionManager

public void setConnectionManager(ConnectionManager manager)

Set the connection manager to use for the session.

Parameters:

manager - The manager to use.

getDataSources

public Collection<String> getDataSources()

Retrieve all the available datasources configured under the java:/comp/env context.

Returns:

The collection of configured datasource names.

addBinding

private void addBinding(String name,
                        Context environment,
                        Collection<String> collection)
                 throws NamingException

Throws:

NamingException

getSavedConnections

public Map<String,Collection<String>> getSavedConnections()

Retrieve all the saved database connections configured by the user.

Returns:

A Map containing the database name as the key and a Collection of saved connection names as the value.

getParameters

public ConnectionParameters getParameters(ConnectionDialogue dialogue)

Create a connection parameters bean using the values in the ConnectionDialogue.

Returns:

The new connection parameters bean.

getDBMSMetaData

public DBMSMetaData getDBMSMetaData()

Retrieve the metadata about the database pointed to by the current active ConnectionManager.

Returns:

The meta data value object for the database. Returns null if no active connection manager exists for the application.

setContent

public void setContent(Component component)

Method used to update the content of MainView.right content area.

Parameters:

component - The component that is to be displayed.

addPane

public void addPane(FloatingPane pane)

Convenient method for Application.addPane(nextapp.echo2.app.FloatingPane).

Overrides:

addPane in class com.sptci.echo2.Controller<MainView>

getConnections

public Connections getConnections()

Returns connections.

Returns:

The value/reference of/to connections.

getQueries

public Queries getQueries()

Returns queries.

Returns:

The value/reference of/to queries.

getCategories

public Collection<Category> getCategories()

Returns Queries.getCategories().

Returns:

The value/reference of/to queries.

resetMenu

public void resetMenu()

Rebuild the MainView.menuComponent to reflect modifications made to the application persistent state. Persistent state is modified when new connections/queries are added to the persistent state.

getParentView

public com.sptci.echo2.View getParentView(Component component)

Convenience method that invokes Application.getParentView(nextapp.echo2.app.Component)

Returns:

The parent view of the specified component.

setFocused

public void setFocused(Component component)

Sets the focussed component for the application.

Parameters:

component - The component that is to gain the focus.

See Also:

ApplicationInstance.setFocusedComponent(nextapp.echo2.app.Component)