Package edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.database

Class DatabaseService

java.lang.Object

edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.shared.BaseService

edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.database.DatabaseService

public class DatabaseService
extends BaseService

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.shared.BaseService

_serviceName

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	createObject(String className)	Instantiate a class using the name of the class at runtime
void	doRefresh()
AbstractDatabase	getDBAdapter()	gets the database adapter
static DatabaseService	getInstance()	Get the single instance of DatabaseService.
boolean	refreshable()
void	stop()

Methods inherited from class edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.shared.BaseService

refresh

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getInstance

public static DatabaseService getInstance()

Get the single instance of DatabaseService.

Returns:

the single instance of DatabaseService

refreshable

public boolean refreshable()

Specified by:

refreshable in class BaseService

doRefresh

public void doRefresh()
               throws ServiceException

Specified by:

doRefresh in class BaseService

Throws:

ServiceException

stop

public void stop()
          throws ServiceException

Specified by:

stop in class BaseService

Throws:

ServiceException

createObject

public static Object createObject(String className)
                           throws Exception

Instantiate a class using the name of the class at runtime

Parameters:

className - the fully qualified name of the class to instantiate

Throws:

Exception

getDBAdapter

public AbstractDatabase getDBAdapter()

gets the database adapter

Returns:

AbstractDatabase object for this application's database adapter.