com.softslate.commerce.businessobjects.core
Class BaseBusinessObject

java.lang.Object
  com.softslate.commerce.businessobjects.core.BaseBusinessObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

BusinessObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

AdministratorBean, AttributeBean, BaseBusinessProcessor, BasicTaxRateBean, CategoryBean, CategorySettingBean, CountryBean, CustomerAddressBean, CustomerBean, OptionBean, OrderBean, OrderDeliveryBean, OrderItemAttributeBean, OrderItemBean, PaymentBean, ProductBean, ProductListBean, ProductSettingBean, RoleBean, SettingsBean, ShippingMethodBean, ShippingRateBean, SKUBean, StateBean, StatesAndCountriesBean, UserBean

public abstract class BaseBusinessObject

extends java.lang.Object

implements BusinessObject

Abstract superclass for all objects in the business layer.

Author:

David Tobey

Field Summary

(package private) static org.apache.commons.logging.Log

log

Constructor Summary

BaseBusinessObject()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	formatDateTime(java.util.Date dateTime) Formats a Date object into a string suitable for storage in the database.
void	initialize(java.util.Map transferMap) Initializes this business object by copying incoming parameters into its properties.
java.util.Date	parseDateTime(java.lang.String dateTime) Formats a Date object into a string suitable for storage in the database.
java.lang.String	prepareRequestData(java.util.Map params, boolean urlEncode) Prepares a url-encoded string for use with an HTTP request, given a map of the request's parameters.
java.lang.String	sendHTTPPost(java.lang.String urlString, java.lang.String postData, boolean followRedirect) Sends an HTTP request using the POST method to a given URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

log

static org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

Constructor Detail

BaseBusinessObject

public BaseBusinessObject()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(java.util.Map transferMap)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: BusinessObject

Initializes this business object by copying incoming parameters into its properties. This method is used by BusinessObjectFactory after object creation.

Specified by:

initialize in interface BusinessObject

Parameters:

transferMap - A Map containing objects such as the application's DAOFactory, SettingsBean,User, and BusinessObjectFactory.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

formatDateTime

public java.lang.String formatDateTime(java.util.Date dateTime)

Formats a Date object into a string suitable for storage in the database.

Parameters:

dateTime -

Returns:

a String in the form of "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:SSS" suitable for storage in the database.

parseDateTime

public java.util.Date parseDateTime(java.lang.String dateTime)

Formats a Date object into a string suitable for storage in the database.

Parameters:

dateTime -

Returns:

a String in the form of "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:SSS" suitable for storage in the database.

prepareRequestData

public java.lang.String prepareRequestData(java.util.Map params,
                                           boolean urlEncode)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Prepares a url-encoded string for use with an HTTP request, given a map of the request's parameters.

Parameters:

params - A Map of key-value String pairs representing the parameters of the request.

Returns:

A String representing a valid URL-encoded query string.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

sendHTTPPost

public java.lang.String sendHTTPPost(java.lang.String urlString,
                                     java.lang.String postData,
                                     boolean followRedirect)
                              throws java.lang.Exception

Sends an HTTP request using the POST method to a given URL.

Parameters:

urlString - The URL to send the request to.

postData - A String representing a valid URL-encoded query string.

followRedirect - A boolean indicating whether redirects should be followed.

Returns:

A String representing the server's response, or the Location header if redirects are not to be followed.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception