org.axiondb
Interface Database

All Known Subinterfaces:

Transaction

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDatabase, DiskDatabase, MemoryDatabase, SnapshotIsolationTransaction

public interface Database

An Axion database.

Version:

$Revision: 1.37 $ $Date: 2004/09/02 01:52:08 $

Field Summary

static String

COMMIT_SIZE

Method Summary

void	addDatabaseModificationListener(DatabaseModificationListener l) Adds a listener to receive events on this database
void	addIndex(Index index, Table table) Add the given Indexto this database, associated with the given table.
void	addIndex(Index index, Table table, boolean doPopulate) Add the given Indexto this database, associating it with the given table and (optionally) populating it.
void	addTable(Table table) Add the given Tableto this database.
boolean	canResolveSelectable(Selectable selectable, TableIdentifier[] tables)
void	checkpoint() Make sure any modified state or data has been written to disk.
void	createDatabaseLink(DatabaseLink dblink)
void	createSequence(Sequence seq) Create a numeric sequence
void	dropDatabaseLink(String name)
void	dropIndex(String name) Drop the given Indexfrom this database.
void	dropSequence(String name) Drop the specified Sequencefrom this database.
void	dropTable(String name) Drop the specified Tablefrom this database.
DatabaseLink	getDatabaseLink(String name)
List	getDatabaseModificationListeners() Returns all listeners set to receive events on this database
DataType	getDataType(String name) Get the DataTypecurrently registered for the given name, or null.
File	getDBDirectory() Get the directory into which table information is stored, or null.
Object	getGlobalVariable(String key)
IndexFactory	getIndexFactory(String name) Get the IndexFactorycurrently registered for the given name, or null.
String	getName() Returns the name of this Database.
Sequence	getSequence(String name) Get the specified Sequence, or null if no such sequence can be found.
Table	getTable(String name) Get the specified Table, or null if no such table can be found.
Table	getTable(TableIdentifier table) Get the specified Table, or null if no such table can be found.
TableFactory	getTableFactory(String name) Get the TableFactorycurrently registered for the given name, or null.
TransactionManager	getTransactionManager() Get the TransactionManagerfor this database.
boolean	hasDatabaseLink(String name)
boolean	hasIndex(String name) Returns true iff the given Indexexists.
boolean	hasSequence(String name)
boolean	hasTable(String name)
boolean	hasTable(TableIdentifier table)
boolean	isReadOnly() Is this database read-only?
void	remount(File newdir) Notify this database that its root directory has been moved to the given location.
void	renameTable(String oldName, String newName)
void	resolveFromNode(FromNode from, List aliasList)
Selectable	resolveSelectable(Selectable selectable, List aliasList, TableIdentifier[] tables)
Selectable	resolveSelectable(Selectable selectable, TableIdentifier[] tables) "Resolve" the given Selectablerelative to the given list of tables, converting aliased or relative references into absolute ones.
void	shutdown() Close this database and free any resources associated with it.
void	tableAltered(Table t) Update metadata tables since this table has changed.

Field Detail

COMMIT_SIZE

static final String COMMIT_SIZE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

addDatabaseModificationListener

void addDatabaseModificationListener(DatabaseModificationListener l)

Adds a listener to receive events on this database

addIndex

void addIndex(Index index,
              Table table)
              throws AxionException

Add the given Indexto this database, associated with the given table.

Throws:

AxionException

addIndex

void addIndex(Index index,
              Table table,
              boolean doPopulate)
              throws AxionException

Add the given Indexto this database, associating it with the given table and (optionally) populating it.

Parameters:

index - Index to be added and (optionally) populated

table - Table to be indexed

doPopulate - true if index should be populated by the appropriate column in table; false if index should be left as-is.

Throws:

AxionException - if error occurs during addition and/or population of index

addTable

void addTable(Table table)
              throws AxionException

Add the given Tableto this database.

Throws:

AxionException

canResolveSelectable

boolean canResolveSelectable(Selectable selectable,
                             TableIdentifier[] tables)

checkpoint

void checkpoint()
                throws AxionException

Make sure any modified state or data has been written to disk.

Throws:

AxionException

createDatabaseLink

void createDatabaseLink(DatabaseLink dblink)
                        throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

createSequence

void createSequence(Sequence seq)
                    throws AxionException

Create a numeric sequence

Throws:

AxionException

dropDatabaseLink

void dropDatabaseLink(String name)
                      throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

dropIndex

void dropIndex(String name)
               throws AxionException

Drop the given Indexfrom this database.

Throws:

AxionException

dropSequence

void dropSequence(String name)
                  throws AxionException

Drop the specified Sequencefrom this database.

Sequence name matching is case-insensitive.

Throws:

AxionException

dropTable

void dropTable(String name)
               throws AxionException

Drop the specified Tablefrom this database.

Table name matching is case-insensitive.

Throws:

AxionException

getDatabaseModificationListeners

List getDatabaseModificationListeners()

Returns all listeners set to receive events on this database

getDataType

DataType getDataType(String name)

Get the DataTypecurrently registered for the given name, or null.

getDBDirectory

File getDBDirectory()

Get the directory into which table information is stored, or null.

getDatabaseLink

DatabaseLink getDatabaseLink(String name)

getGlobalVariable

Object getGlobalVariable(String key)

getIndexFactory

IndexFactory getIndexFactory(String name)

Get the IndexFactorycurrently registered for the given name, or null.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this Database.

getSequence

Sequence getSequence(String name)

Get the specified Sequence, or null if no such sequence can be found.

Sequence name matching is case-insensitive.

getTable

Table getTable(String name)
               throws AxionException

Get the specified Table, or null if no such table can be found.

Table name matching is case-insensitive.

Throws:

AxionException

getTable

Table getTable(TableIdentifier table)
               throws AxionException

Get the specified Table, or null if no such table can be found.

Table name matching is case-insensitive.

Throws:

AxionException

getTableFactory

TableFactory getTableFactory(String name)

Get the TableFactorycurrently registered for the given name, or null.

getTransactionManager

TransactionManager getTransactionManager()

Get the TransactionManagerfor this database.

hasDatabaseLink

boolean hasDatabaseLink(String name)
                        throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

hasIndex

boolean hasIndex(String name)
                 throws AxionException

Returns true iff the given Indexexists.

Throws:

AxionException

hasSequence

boolean hasSequence(String name)
                    throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

hasTable

boolean hasTable(String name)
                 throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

hasTable

boolean hasTable(TableIdentifier table)
                 throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

Is this database read-only?

remount

void remount(File newdir)
             throws AxionException

Notify this database that its root directory has been moved to the given location. (E.g., the CD containing the data for a CD-resident database has changed drives.)

Throws:

AxionException

renameTable

void renameTable(String oldName,
                 String newName)
                 throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

resolveFromNode

void resolveFromNode(FromNode from,
                     List aliasList)
                     throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

resolveSelectable

Selectable resolveSelectable(Selectable selectable,
                             List aliasList,
                             TableIdentifier[] tables)
                             throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

resolveSelectable

Selectable resolveSelectable(Selectable selectable,
                             TableIdentifier[] tables)
                             throws AxionException

"Resolve" the given Selectablerelative to the given list of tables, converting aliased or relative references into absolute ones.

Throws:

AxionException

shutdown

void shutdown()
              throws AxionException

Close this database and free any resources associated with it.

Throws:

AxionException

tableAltered

void tableAltered(Table t)
                  throws AxionException

Update metadata tables since this table has changed.

Throws:

AxionException