Soooo, you are saying that calling DaoManager.buildDaoManager alone
will parse the dao.xml every single time?? Which is it? It does or
it doesn't. I've got conflicting answers here now. I guess I'll just
break down and look at the source code for that static method.
On 5/2/05, Brandon Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You will notice that your DaoManager only performs a buildDaoManager
> when the DaoManager instance variable of your DaoManagerLoader is
> null. After that it will simply return the existing DaoManager. It is
> the responsibility of the developer to make sure it is loaded only
> once. If you did not preform a null check it would definitely be
> possible to cause the dao.xml to be parsed every time.
>
> Brandon
>
> On 5/2/05, Gregg D Bolinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >The dao manager does not parse it every time. It only parses once.
> >
> > Is this documented somewhere? How does that work if my code is
> > telling the builder to build everytime a service request is made? Is
> > it cached somewhere in memory much like the hand made singleton class
> > I am using? I don't want to perform extra logic if I don't have to
> > but I need proof it is doing as expected. :)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > On 5/2/05, Brandon Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > It would be perfectly fine to instantiate the Service class in your
> > > web layer. But, you might want to follow a similar pattern as the
> > > service layer does with the Dao classes. Instantiate your service
> > > classes in the constructor and assign them to instance variables in
> > > your Servlet, Action(Struts) or whatever you are using on the web
> > > layer. Considering your Service classes and your Dao classes should be
> > > thread safe you will have no problem setting them as instance
> > > variables in the constructor.
> > >
> > > Brandon
> > >
> > > On 5/1/05, Gregg D Bolinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the reply. I actually did something similar to this before
> > > > I saw your response. I made the following class
> > > >
> > > > DaoManagerLoader.java
> > > > public class DaoManagerLoader {
> > > >
> > > > public static final String DAO_XML_PATH =
> > > > "com/intrust/anykey/database/dao/iBatis/dao.xml";
> > > > public static DaoManager daoManager = null;
> > > >
> > > > public static DaoManager getInstance() {
> > > > if (daoManager == null){
> > > > System.out.println("Need a new one");
> > > > try{
> > > > final Reader reader =
> > > > Resources.getResourceAsReader(DAO_XML_PATH);
> > > > daoManager = DaoManagerBuilder.buildDaoManager(reader);
> > > > }catch(IOException e) {
> > > > e.printStackTrace();
> > > > }
> > > > }else{
> > > > System.out.println("Don't need a new one");
> > > > }
> > > > return daoManager;
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > And then in my XxxxServiceImpl I do:
> > > >
> > > > daoManager = DaoManagerLoader.getInstance();
> > > >
> > > > That seems to work pretty good. With that being said, can I ask
> > > > another question. If I have my UserService, UserServiceImpl, UserDao,
> > > > and UserDaoImpl all setup like the documentation states, and then in
> > > > my application/web application I need to access the UserDAO, is it
> > > > appropriate to instantiate it like this....
> > > >
> > > > UserService userDAO = new UserServiceImpl();
> > > >
> > > > Or am I supposed to do it a differnet way. I have attached the files.
> > > > I'd really like to know if I am doing this correctly. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Gregg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 5/2/05, Brandon Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Saw a typo! oopsie :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > " I would not place the dao in my base service class."
> > > > >
> > > > > Should be:
> > > > > "I would not place the dao manager in my base service class."
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/1/05, Brandon Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Gregg,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The dao manager does not parse it every time. It only parses once.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, I would do things a bit different than you are doing. I would
> > > > > > not place the dao in my base service class. I would use a DaoConfig
> > > > > > class that holds the DaoManager reference as an static final
> > > > > > instance
> > > > > > variable. I would setup my Service classes to contain instance
> > > > > > variable DAO classes that are loaded via the DaoConfig class in the
> > > > > > constructor. See the examples below.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- DaoConfig.java ---
> > > > > > public class DaoConfig {
> > > > > >
> > > > > > private static final DaoManager daoManager;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static {
> > > > > >
> > > > > > try {
> > > > > > String resource =
> > > > > > "org/apache/ibatis/jgamestore/dao/sqlmap/dao.xml";
> > > > > > Reader reader = Resources.getResourceAsReader(resource);
> > > > > > daoManager = DaoManagerBuilder.buildDaoManager(reader);
> > > > > > } catch (Exception e) {
> > > > > > throw new RuntimeException("Could not initialize DaoConfig.
> > > > > > Cause: " + e);
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > public static DaoManager getDaoManager() {
> > > > > > return daoManager;
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- CatalogServiceImpl.java ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > public class CatalogServiceImpl implements CatalogService {
> > > > > >
> > > > > > private DaoManager daoManager;
> > > > > > private CategoryDao categoryDao;
> > > > > > private ProductDao productDao;
> > > > > > private ProductImageDao productImageDao;
> > > > > > private ImageDao imageDao;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /**
> > > > > > * regular empty constructor
> > > > > > */
> > > > > > public CatalogServiceImpl() {
> > > > > > this.daoManager = DaoConfig.getDaoManager();
> > > > > > this.categoryDao = (CategoryDao)
> > > > > > daoManager.getDao(CategoryDao.class);
> > > > > > this.productDao = (ProductDao)
> > > > > > daoManager.getDao(ProductDao.class);
> > > > > > this.productImageDao = (ProductImageDao)
> > > > > > daoManager.getDao(ProductImageDao.class);
> > > > > > this.imageDao = (ImageDao) daoManager.getDao(ImageDao.class);
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > public void addProduct(Product product) {
> > > > > > try {
> > > > > > daoManager.startTransaction();
> > > > > >
> > > > > > // save product
> > > > > > productDao.addProduct(product);
> > > > > > ...
> > > > > > daoManager.commitTransaction();
> > > > > > } finally {
> > > > > > daoManager.endTransaction();
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope that helps,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It is a BAD policy to make your service layer dependent on the
> > > > > > view/web layer. Your web layer can depend on your service layer.
> > > > > > But,
> > > > > > your service layer should never depend on your web layer. Likewise
> > > > > > your Service Layer can depend on your DAO layer. But, your DAO layer
> > > > > > should never depend on the Service layer. Make it a rule to maintain
> > > > > > healthy separation in your development.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _______Model______
> > > > > > | | |
> > > > > > Web-->Service-->Dao
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ciao,
> > > > > > Barndon
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 5/1/05, Gregg D Bolinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > I am testing using iBatis DAO with iBatis SqlMaps in a web
> > > > > > > application. Right now I have a BaseService that looks like this:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > public abstract class BaseService {
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > public static final String DAO_XML_PATH =
> > > > > > > "com/intrust/anykey/database/dao/iBatis/dao.xml";
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > protected DaoManager daoManager;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > public BaseService(){
> > > > > > > try{
> > > > > > > final Reader reader =
> > > > > > > Resources.getResourceAsReader(DAO_XML_PATH);
> > > > > > > daoManager =
> > > > > > > DaoManagerBuilder.buildDaoManager(reader);
> > > > > > > }catch(IOException e) {
> > > > > > > e.printStackTrace();
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > All my Service class extend this base service. What I would like
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > know is if there is a way to load the daoManager into the
> > > > > > > ServletContext somehow so that I am not parsing the dao.xml file
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > every service request. I'd like to do it once when the Webapp
> > > > > > > loads
> > > > > > > and just pull the daoManager from the ServletContext. Is it as
> > > > > > > easy
> > > > > > > as creating a ContextListener to do this? Is there one in the API
> > > > > > > that I don't know about? Writing my own isn't a problem though.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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