org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.misc.configstore.base
Interface ConfigStorage

All Known Implementing Classes:
FileConfigStorage, NullConfigStorage

public interface ConfigStorage

Config storage implementations are used to store a set of properties to a certain key.

A valid configuration path does not contain dots, semicolons or colons.

A valid path obeys to the same rules as java identifiers ..

Author:
Thomas Morgner

Method Summary
 boolean isAvailable(String configPath)
          Tests, whether some configuration data exists for the given configuration.
 org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration load(String configPath, org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration defaults)
          Loads the properties from the given path, specifying the given properties as default.
 void store(String configPath, org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration properties)
          Stores the given properties on the defined path.
 

Method Detail

store

void store(String configPath,
           org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration properties)
           throws ConfigStoreException
Stores the given properties on the defined path.

Parameters:
configPath - the path on where to store the properties.
properties - the properties which should be stored.
Throws:
ConfigStoreException - if an error occured.

load

org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration load(String configPath,
                                                               org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration defaults)
                                                               throws ConfigStoreException
Loads the properties from the given path, specifying the given properties as default.

Parameters:
configPath - the configuration path from where to read the properties.
defaults - the property set that acts as fallback to provide default values.
Returns:
the loaded properties
Throws:
ConfigStoreException - if an error occured.

isAvailable

boolean isAvailable(String configPath)
Tests, whether some configuration data exists for the given configuration.

Parameters:
configPath - the configuration path to the property storage.
Returns:
true, if there are properties under this path, false otherwise.