ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection Class Referenceabstract

abstract base class for connections More...

Inheritance diagram for ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection:
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## Public Member Functions

deprecated | constructor (string n_name, string n_desc, string n_url, bool n_monitor, *hash n_opts, hash n_urlh, *string n_safe_url, *bool n_enabled)
| creates the AbstractConnection object More...
| constructor (string name, string description, string url, hash< auto > attributes={}, hash< auto > options={})
| creates the AbstractConnection object More...
object | get (bool connect=True, *hash< auto > rtopts)
| returns the underlying connection object More...
hash< ConfigInfo > | getConfigHash ()
| returns a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection More...
hash< ConnectionSchemeInfo > | getConnectionSchemeInfo ()
| Returns a default ConnectionSchemeInfo hash.
AbstractDataProvider | getDataProvider ()
| returns a data provider object for this connection, if supported More...
*hash< auto > | getDefaultOptions ()
| returns default options
hash< auto > | getExtendedInfo (*hash< auto > opts)
| Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection. More...
hash< ConnectionInfo > | getInfo (*hash< auto > opts)
| returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection More...
hash< ConnectionInfo > | getInfo (bool with_password=False)
| returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection More...
*hash< auto > | getOptions ()
| returns static / initialization options
*hash< auto > | getRealOptions ()
| returns options for saving the connection's configuration information
*hash< auto > | getRuntimeOptions ()
| returns runtime options
auto | getTag (string tag)
| returns the value of the given tag or NOTHING if not present
auto | getTagEx (string tag)
| returns the value of the given tag or throws an exception if the tag is not set with a value More...
hash< auto > | getTags ()
| returns all tags associated with the connection
abstract string | getType ()
| returns the string type name for the connection object
bool | hasDataProvider ()
| returns True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method More...
| parseTextOptions ()
| this method is called when parsing connection file definitions from text files when loading into the database More...
hash< PingInfo > | ping (bool throw_exception=False)
| returns a hash with the results of the ping operation More...

## Public Attributes

bool | debug_data = False
| debug data flag; to be used an an indication for a higher-level implementation
string | desc
| connection description
bool | enabled = True
| enabled/disabled indicator flag
hash< auto > | internal_info
| internal tags
date | last_check
| date/time of last check/ping
bool | locked = False
| locked/unlocked flag
bool | loopback = False
| set to True for loopback connections
bool | monitor
| monitoring flag
string | name
| connection name
*hash< auto > | opts
| connection options
*hash< auto > | orig_opts
| original connection options
string | safe_url
| "safe" URL (password information removed)
string | status = "not checked"
| status string; in case of a connection error this string will be the error string
hash< auto > | tags = {}
| connection tags; user-defined key-value pairs
bool | up = False
| connection status flag; set by monitoring or explicit pings/connections
date | updated
| date/time of last update
string | url
| connection URL (potentially with password info)
hash< auto > | urlh
| broken down URL hash (as returned by Qore::parse_url())

## Static Public Attributes

static *code | post_processing
| optional code for default post-processing of objects created by getImpl(); must take the connection object and the object created as arguments

## Protected Member Functions

abstract object | getImpl (bool connect=True, *hash< auto > rtopts)
| this method must return the connection object corresponding to the object's configuration More...
string | getSafeUrl (hash< auto > urlh)
| creates a "safe" URL string with password information removed More...
hash< UrlInfo > | parseUrl (string url)
| Parse the URL to a hash. More...
hash< PingInfo > | pingIntern (hash< PingInfo > rv)
| performs the ping by executing get(); returns a PingInfo hash
hash< auto > | validateOptions (hash< auto > options)
| performs options validation in the constructor More...

## Private Member Functions

| constructorInit (string name, string description, string url, hash< auto > attributes, hash< auto > options)
| Common construtor implementation. More...

## Detailed Description

abstract base class for connections

this class can be specialized to provide for user-defined connection types

Deprecated:
  use AbstractConnectionWithInfo instead

## Member Function Documentation

## constructor() [1/2]

deprecated ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructor | ( | string | n_name,
|  | string | n_desc,
|  | string | n_url,
|  | bool | n_monitor,
|  | *hash | n_opts,
|  | hash | n_urlh,
|  | *string | n_safe_url,
|  | *bool | n_enabled
| ) |  |

creates the AbstractConnection object

Parameters

  n_name | the name of the connection
  n_desc | connection description
  n_url | connection URL (potentially with password info)
  n_monitor | monitoring flag
  n_opts | connection options
  n_urlh | broken down URL hash (as returned by Qore::parse_url())
  n_safe_url | "safe" URL (password information removed); if not set this will be set automatically by calling getSafeUrl()
  n_enabled | enabled/disabled flag

## constructor() [2/2]

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructor | ( | string | name,
|  | string | description,
|  | string | url,
|  | hash< auto > | attributes = `{}`,
|  | hash< auto > | options = `{}`
| ) |  |

creates the AbstractConnection object

Parameters

  name | the name of the connection
  description | connection description
  url | connection URL (potentially with password info)
  attributes | various attributes; see below
  options | connection options

Attributes
  Attributes are special flags for given connection - stored as public attributes of the object instance. For now there are:
  - `enabled` (bool), default `True`
  - `monitor` (bool), default `True`
  - `locked` (bool), default `False`
  - `tags` (hash), no default value

Exceptions

  CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR | missing or invalid connection option

## constructorInit()

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructorInit | ( | string | name,
|  | string | description,
|  | string | url,
|  | hash< auto > | attributes,
|  | hash< auto > | options
| ) |  |

private

Common construtor implementation.

Exceptions

  CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR | missing or invalid connection option

## get()

object ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::get | ( | bool | connect = `True`,
|  | *hash< auto > | rtopts
| ) |  |

returns the underlying connection object

calls getImpl() to actually acquire the connection object

## getConfigHash()

hash<ConfigInfo> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getConfigHash | ( |  | ) |

returns a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection

Returns
  a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection

## getDataProvider()

AbstractDataProvider ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProvider | ( |  | ) |

returns a data provider object for this connection, if supported

Returns
  a data provider object for this connection, if supported

Exceptions

  DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR | this object does not support the data provider API

This base class method throws a `DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR` exception by default; to support the data provider API, override this method in child classes

See also
  hasDataProvider()

Since
  ConnectionProvider 1.3

## getExtendedInfo()

hash<auto> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getExtendedInfo | ( | *hash< auto > | opts | ) |

Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection.

The default implementation in the base class returns the same value as getInfo(*hash<auto>)

Since
  ConnectionProvider 1.5

## getImpl()

abstract object ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getImpl | ( | bool | connect = `True`,
|  | *hash< auto > | rtopts
| ) |  |

protectedpure virtual

this method must return the connection object corresponding to the object's configuration

Parameters

  connect | if True then the connection should be returned connected (and if possible a round-trip "ping" of the server should be made)
  rtopts | if the object acquisition requires any runtime options, then these are passed here

Returns
  the connection object

Implemented in ConnectionProvider::HttpConnection.

## getInfo() [1/2]

hash<ConnectionInfo> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getInfo | ( | *hash< auto > | opts | ) |

returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Parameters

  opts | connection information options; options are connection-specific; the only universal option is `with_passwords:` if True, then passwords are returned in the info hash

Returns
  a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

## getInfo() [2/2]

hash<ConnectionInfo> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getInfo | ( | bool | with_password = `False` | ) |

returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Parameters

  with_password | determines if the password is returned or not

Returns
  a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Deprecated:
  use getInfo(*hash<auto> opts) instead

## getSafeUrl()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getSafeUrl | ( | hash< auto > | urlh | ) |

protected

creates a "safe" URL string with password information removed

Parameters

  urlh | a parsed hash (as returned from parseUrl()

Returns
  string with safe URL

This base/default implementation expects the `urlh` as returned by Qore::parse_url())

Public attribute `safe_url` is created from the `url` calling AbstractConnection::getSafeUrl(). Reimplement this method if your connection does not follow standard URL in form:

scheme://user:pass@hostname:port/path

## getTagEx()

auto ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getTagEx | ( | string | tag | ) |

returns the value of the given tag or throws an exception if the tag is not set with a value

Exceptions

  TAG-ERROR | the given tag is not set on the connection

## hasDataProvider()

bool ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::hasDataProvider | ( |  | ) |

returns True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method

Returns
  True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method

This base class method returns False; to support the data provider API, override this method in child classes

See also
  getDataProvider()

Since
  ConnectionProvider 1.3

## parseTextOptions()

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::parseTextOptions | ( |  | ) |

this method is called when parsing connection file definitions from text files when loading into the database

reimplement this method in subclasses to parse the option hash as set from a text file if needed (for special option formats, etc)

## parseUrl()

hash<UrlInfo> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::parseUrl | ( | string | url | ) |

protected

Parse the URL to a hash.

Parameters

  url | a string with url

Returns
  hash untyped, depends on the parsing method

The base implementation calls Qore::parse_url().

Reimplement `parseUrl()` if your connection uses different URL scheme. Like eg. Qore::Datasource connection string.

## ping()

hash<PingInfo> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::ping | ( | bool | throw_exception = `False` | ) |

returns a hash with the results of the ping operation

Parameters

  throw_exception | throw an exception if a connection error occurs

Returns
  a PingInfo hash

## validateOptions()

hash<auto> ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::validateOptions | ( | hash< auto > | options | ) |

protected

performs options validation in the constructor

Parameters

  options | a hash with options from the constructor

Returns
  validated option hash

This method can be overloaded in connections where are options created dynamically for example

Exceptions

  CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR | missing or invalid connection option