Class DBPorter

java.lang.Object
  DBPorter

public class DBPorter

extends Object

This class provides methods for retrieving and submitting data to and from the database-backed account server. This class can export data out of the database into the LocalAcctMgr-format accounts file, and it can import data into the database given the LocalAcctMgr-format accounts file. TODO: DO THIS FOR EVERY DRINK CLASS: ALL ERRORS SHOULD GO TO SYSTEM.ERR. TODO: Command line option to purge/not purge the database.

Version:

$Revision: #4 $

Author:

Kevin Thompson [antiduh@csh.rit.edu]

Nested Class Summary

static class

DBPorter.SysoutLogger TODO: Make this its own class.

Field Summary

static int	ACT_EXPORT Indicates that the command line parser has found the action to be exporting.
static int	ACT_IMPORT Indicates that the command line parser has found the action to be importing.
static int	ACT_NOTYET Indicates that the command line parser has not yet found the action.

Constructor Summary

DBPorter()

Method Summary

static void	main(String[] args) Reads in the command line arguments, processes them, creates the appopriate backend, and then starts the port process.
static void	showWarning() Prints a warning and waits for a reply.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ACT_NOTYET

public static final int ACT_NOTYET

Indicates that the command line parser has not yet found the action.

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Constant Field Values

ACT_EXPORT

public static final int ACT_EXPORT

Indicates that the command line parser has found the action to be exporting.

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Constant Field Values

ACT_IMPORT

public static final int ACT_IMPORT

Indicates that the command line parser has found the action to be importing.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DBPorter

public DBPorter()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Reads in the command line arguments, processes them, creates the appopriate backend, and then starts the port process.
Command line argument options:
-host [host] The host address of the database to connect to.
-db [database] The name of the database to get the data from.
-user [user] The username for the database login.
-pass [pass] The password of the database login.
-export [file] Exports data out of the database and into the file.
-import [file] Imports data into the database from the file.
All command line arguments are required. -export and -import are mutually exclusive. If '-' is supplied for the accounts file, then the standard input or output will be used.

Parameters:

args - The command-line arguements.

showWarning

public static void showWarning()

Prints a warning and waits for a reply.