com.ibm.commerce.tools.util

Class ResourceDirectory

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.commerce.tools.util.ResourceDirectory

public class ResourceDirectory
extends java.lang.Object

Maintains the set of all registered bean instantiators.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	initializeInstDirectory() Loads all resources defined by the resources.xml files.
static void	loadInstDirectory(java.util.Vector model_files) Populates the instantiator directory from the given XML based configuration file.
static java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String key) Gets the resource from the cache.
static java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String key, java.util.Locale locale) Gets the resource from the cache.
static java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String name_space, java.lang.String inst_name) Gets the resource from the cache.
static java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String name_space, java.lang.String inst_name, java.util.Locale locale) Gets the resource from the cache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

initializeInstDirectory

public static final void initializeInstDirectory()
                                          throws ECSystemException

Loads all resources defined by the resources.xml files. Each XML file may include additional files which must then also be loaded. Each resource is stored in the namespace defined in the XML file.

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.

loadInstDirectory

public static final void loadInstDirectory(java.util.Vector model_files)
                                    throws ECSystemException

Populates the instantiator directory from the given XML based configuration file.

Parameters:

model_files - the XML configuration file

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.

lookup

public static final java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String key)
                                     throws ECSystemException

Gets the resource from the cache. If no locale has been specified, the default server locale is used if the resource is locale-dependant.

Parameters:

key - the name of resource in form <namespace>.<resource name>

Returns:

The resource object.

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.

lookup

public static final java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String name_space,
                                            java.lang.String inst_name)
                                     throws ECSystemException

Gets the resource from the cache. If no locale is specified, the default server locale is used if the resource is locale-dependant.

Parameters:

name_space - the locale of resource

inst_name - the name of resource

Returns:

The resource object.

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.

lookup

public static final java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String name_space,
                                            java.lang.String inst_name,
                                            java.util.Locale locale)
                                     throws ECSystemException

Gets the resource from the cache.

Parameters:

name_space - the locale of resource

inst_name - the name of resource

locale - the version of resource to retrieve

Returns:

The resource object.

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.

lookup

public static final java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String key,
                                            java.util.Locale locale)
                                     throws ECSystemException

Gets the resource from the cache.

Parameters:

key - the name of resource in form <namespace>.<resource name>

locale - the version of resource to retrieve

Returns:

The resource object.

Throws:

ECSystemException - If an error occurs, an exception is thrown.