blackboard.platform.config
Interface ConfigurationService

public interface ConfigurationService

Core platform service that provides access to file-system based configuration information. System registry configuration should be loaded through the RegistryDbLoader.

Since:

Bb 5.5

Version:

$Revision: #1 $ $Date: 2005/06/27 $

Method Summary

void	addCustomProperties(java.lang.String configName, java.io.File customConfigFile, boolean mustExist) Provision for implementations of ApplicationLauncher to provide non-relative locations for client manipulated configuration properties.
void	configServiceInit(java.io.File blackboardRootDir, java.util.Properties bbServicesProps) configServiceInit
java.io.File	createTempFile() Creates a temp file in the Bb temp file space.
java.util.Properties	getBbProperties() Returns aggregate of bb-config.properties and properties from active service manager config.
java.lang.String	getBbProperty(java.lang.String key) Shortcut to return an individual property from bb-config.properties or from this service manager's config file.
java.lang.String	getBbProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultIfNotFound) Shortcut to return an individual property from bb-config.properties or from this service manager's config file.
java.io.File	getBbServicesDir() Deprecated.
java.io.File	getBlackboardDir() Returns the directory in which the Blackboard application is installed.
java.io.File	getConfiguredFile(java.lang.String propertyName, boolean mustExist) Utility for service implementations to get a file path from the configured properties.
java.io.File[]	getConfiguredFiles(java.lang.String propertyName, boolean mustExist) Utility for service implementations to get a file list from the configured properties.
java.util.Properties	getCustomProperties(java.lang.String configName, boolean mustExist) Provision for implementations of ApplicationLauncher to provide non-relative locations for client manipulated configuration properties.
java.io.File	getLocaleDir() Returns the base directory in which locale packs are installed.
java.io.File	getSharedContentDir() Returns the directory in which shared content is kept
java.io.File	getTempDir() getTempDir
java.io.File	resolveFile(java.lang.String relativePath) Resolves the specified file.
java.io.File	resolveFile(java.lang.String relativePath, boolean bMustExist) Resolves the specified file.

Method Detail

configServiceInit

void configServiceInit(java.io.File blackboardRootDir,
                       java.util.Properties bbServicesProps)
                       throws InitializationException

configServiceInit

Throws:

InitializationException

getBbProperties

java.util.Properties getBbProperties()

Returns aggregate of bb-config.properties and properties from active service manager config.

getBbProperty

java.lang.String getBbProperty(java.lang.String key)

Shortcut to return an individual property from bb-config.properties or from this service manager's config file.

getBbProperty

java.lang.String getBbProperty(java.lang.String key,
                               java.lang.String defaultIfNotFound)

Shortcut to return an individual property from bb-config.properties or from this service manager's config file.

getBlackboardDir

java.io.File getBlackboardDir()

Returns the directory in which the Blackboard application is installed.

getSharedContentDir

java.io.File getSharedContentDir()

Returns the directory in which shared content is kept

getLocaleDir

java.io.File getLocaleDir()

Returns the base directory in which locale packs are installed.

resolveFile

java.io.File resolveFile(java.lang.String relativePath)
                         throws InitializationException

Resolves the specified file. Path may be use forward or back slash as separator. If not absolute, then file is resolved as relative to the blackboard directory.

Throws:

InitializationException - if file does not exist

resolveFile

java.io.File resolveFile(java.lang.String relativePath,
                         boolean bMustExist)
                         throws InitializationException

Resolves the specified file. Path may be use forward or back slash as separator. If not absolute, then file is resolved as relative to the blackboard directory.

Throws:

InitializationException - if file does not exist

getBbServicesDir

java.io.File getBbServicesDir()

Deprecated.

getTempDir

java.io.File getTempDir()

getTempDir

createTempFile

java.io.File createTempFile()
                            throws java.io.IOException

Creates a temp file in the Bb temp file space. The file will automatically be deleted when the VM exits.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getConfiguredFile

java.io.File getConfiguredFile(java.lang.String propertyName,
                               boolean mustExist)
                               throws InitializationException

Utility for service implementations to get a file path from the configured properties.

Throws:

InitializationException - if the property is not found in the config file or if the requested file does not exist when required (mustExist == true ).

getConfiguredFiles

java.io.File[] getConfiguredFiles(java.lang.String propertyName,
                                  boolean mustExist)
                                  throws InitializationException

Utility for service implementations to get a file list from the configured properties.

Throws:

InitializationException - if the property is not found in the config file or if the requested file does not exist when required (mustExist == true ).

addCustomProperties

void addCustomProperties(java.lang.String configName,
                         java.io.File customConfigFile,
                         boolean mustExist)
                         throws InitializationException

Provision for implementations of ApplicationLauncher to provide non-relative locations for client manipulated configuration properties.

Parameters:

configName - String designating unique to identify custom property collection.

customConfigFile - File designation for location of property file.

mustExist - boolean> flag denoting if proper loading of file is required.

Throws:

InitializationException - if the requested file does not exist when required (mustExist == true ).

getCustomProperties

java.util.Properties getCustomProperties(java.lang.String configName,
                                         boolean mustExist)
                                         throws InitializationException

Provision for implementations of ApplicationLauncher to provide non-relative locations for client manipulated configuration properties.

Parameters:

configName - String designating unique to identify custom property collection.

mustExist - boolean flag denoting if proper loading of file is required.

Returns:

Properties Custom properties relevant to Application implementation.

Throws:

InitializationException - if the requested property designation does not exist when required (mustExist == true ).