Package org.pentaho.di.core.variables

Interface VariableSpace

All Known Subinterfaces:
NamedClusterOsgi
All Known Implementing Classes:
Database, DatabaseMeta, Variables
public interface VariableSpace
Interface to implement variable sensitive objects.
Author:
Sven Boden

  • Method Details

    • initializeVariablesFrom

      void initializeVariablesFrom(VariableSpace parent)
      Initialize variable space using the defaults, copy over the variables from the parent (using copyVariablesFrom()), after this the "injected" variables should be inserted (injectVariables()). The parent is set as parent variable space.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent to start from, or null if root.

    • copyVariablesFrom

      void copyVariablesFrom(VariableSpace space)
      Copy the variables from another space, without initializing with the defaults. This does not affect any parent relationship.
      Parameters:
      space - the space to copy the variables from.

    • shareVariablesWith

      void shareVariablesWith(VariableSpace space)
      Share a variable space from another variable space. This means that the object should take over the space used as argument.
      Parameters:
      space - Variable space to be shared.

    • getParentVariableSpace

      VariableSpace getParentVariableSpace()
      Get the parent of the variable space.
      Returns:
      the parent.

    • setParentVariableSpace

      void setParentVariableSpace(VariableSpace parent)
      Set the parent variable space
      Parameters:
      parent - The parent variable space to set

    • setVariable

      void setVariable(String variableName, String variableValue)
      Sets a variable in the Kettle Variables list.
      Parameters:
      variableName - The name of the variable to set
      variableValue - The value of the variable to set. If the variableValue is null, the variable is cleared from the list.

    • getVariable

      String getVariable(String variableName, String defaultValue)
      Get the value of a variable with a default in case the variable is not found.
      Parameters:
      variableName - The name of the variable
      defaultValue - The default value in case the variable could not be found
      Returns:
      the String value of a variable

    • getVariable

      String getVariable(String variableName)
      Get the value of a variable.
      Parameters:
      variableName - The name of the variable
      Returns:
      the String value of a variable or null in case the variable could not be found.

    • getBooleanValueOfVariable

      boolean getBooleanValueOfVariable(String variableName, boolean defaultValue)
      This method returns a boolean for the new variable check boxes. If the variable name is not set or the variable name is not specified, this method simply returns the default value. If not, it convert the variable value to a boolean. "Y", "YES" and "TRUE" all convert to true. (case insensitive)
      Parameters:
      variableName - The variable to look up.
      defaultValue - The default value to return.
      Returns:
      See Also:
      • static method ValueMeta.convertStringToBoolean()

    • listVariables

      String[] listVariables()
      List the variables (not the values) that are currently in the variable space.
      Returns:
      Array of String variable names.

    • environmentSubstitute

      String environmentSubstitute(String aString)
      Substitute the string using the current variable space.
      Parameters:
      aString - The string to substitute.
      Returns:
      The substituted string.

    • environmentSubstitute

      default String environmentSubstitute(String aString, boolean escapeHexDelimiter)
      Substitute the string using the current variable space.
      Parameters:
      aString - The string to substitute.
      escapeHexDelimiter - escapes the hex delimiter substitution
      Returns:
      The substituted string.

    • environmentSubstitute

      String[] environmentSubstitute(String[] string)
      Replaces environment variables in an array of strings. See also: environmentSubstitute(String string)
      Parameters:
      string - The array of strings that wants its variables to be replaced.
      Returns:
      the array with the environment variables replaced.

    • injectVariables

      void injectVariables(Map<String,String> prop)
      Inject variables. The behaviour should be that the properties object will be stored and at the time the VariableSpace is initialized (or upon calling this method if the space is already initialized). After injecting the link of the properties object should be removed.
      Parameters:
      prop - Properties object containing key-value pairs.

    • fieldSubstitute

      String fieldSubstitute(String aString, RowMetaInterface rowMeta, Object[] rowData) throws KettleValueException
      Substitutes field values in aString. Field values are of the form "?{}". The values are retrieved from the specified row. Please note that the getString() method is used to convert to a String, for all values in the row.
      Parameters:
      aString - the string on which to apply the substitution.
      rowMeta - The row metadata to use.
      rowData - The row data to use
      Returns:
      the string with the substitution applied.
      Throws:
      KettleValueException - In case there is a String conversion error