Interface ModelElementFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDBCMetaDataBasedModelElementFinder

public interface ModelElementFinder

Finds model-elements (tables and associations).

Author:

Ralf Wisser

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<Association>	findAssociations(DataModel dataModel, Map<Association,String[]> namingSuggestions, Session session, ExecutionContext executionContext)	Finds a set of Associations.
List<Column>	findColumns(Table table, Session session, ExecutionContext executionContext)	Finds the Columns of a given Table.
Collection<Table>	findTables(Session session, ExecutionContext executionContext)	Finds a set of Tables.
Map<Pair<Table,Column>,String>	getComments()	Finds comments for all model elements.

Method Details

findTables

Collection<Table> findTables(Session session,
 ExecutionContext executionContext)
                      throws Exception

Finds a set of Tables.

Parameters:

session - the statement executor for executing SQL-statements

executionContext - the execution context

Returns:

a set of Tables

Throws:

Exception - on each error

findColumns

List<Column> findColumns(Table table,
 Session session,
 ExecutionContext executionContext)
                  throws Exception

Finds the Columns of a given Table.

Parameters:

table - the table

session - the statement executor for executing SQL-statements

executionContext - the execution context

Returns:

the list of columns found for the given table

Throws:

Exception - on each error

findAssociations

Collection<Association> findAssociations(DataModel dataModel,
 Map<Association,String[]> namingSuggestions,
 Session session,
 ExecutionContext executionContext)
                                  throws Exception

Finds a set of Associations.

Parameters:

dataModel - model containing already known elements.

namingSuggestions - to put naming suggestions for associations into

session - the statement executor for executing SQL-statements

Returns:

a set of Associations

Throws:

Exception - on each error

getComments

Map<Pair<Table,Column>,String> getComments()

Finds comments for all model elements.

Returns:

map from element (table, column) to the comment