org.openfjord.business.workflow
Class SurveyAssemblerBean

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.ejb.EnterpriseBean, java.io.Serializable, javax.ejb.SessionBean

public class SurveyAssemblerBean

extends java.lang.Object

implements javax.ejb.SessionBean

This class will copy a survey structure composed of survey elements from a value object structur to a entity bean structure.

Title: openFJORD

Description: open Flexible Java Online Research Designer

Company: University of Muenster

Version:

1.0

Author:

Ingo Düppe

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

SURVEY_ELEMENT_JNDI

Constructor Summary

SurveyAssemblerBean()

Method Summary

void	ejbActivate()
void	ejbCreate()
void	ejbPassivate()
void	ejbRemove()
Survey	getSurvey(SurveyLocal surveyEJB) Create a value object with relationship structure of the stored survey.
void	setSessionContext(javax.ejb.SessionContext sessionContext)
void	updateSurvey(SurveyLocal surveyEJB, Survey surveyVO) This method will trace the survey value object and try to store the data structure into entity beans.
void	updateSurveyElementContainer(SurveyElementLocal containerEJB, SurveyElementContainer containerVO) The structure is copied from the value object to the entity bean(s).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SURVEY_ELEMENT_JNDI

public static final java.lang.String SURVEY_ELEMENT_JNDI

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

SurveyAssemblerBean

public SurveyAssemblerBean()

Method Detail

ejbCreate

public void ejbCreate()
               throws javax.ejb.CreateException

javax.ejb.CreateException

ejbRemove

public void ejbRemove()

Specified by:

ejbRemove in interface javax.ejb.SessionBean

ejbActivate

public void ejbActivate()

Specified by:

ejbActivate in interface javax.ejb.SessionBean

ejbPassivate

public void ejbPassivate()

Specified by:

ejbPassivate in interface javax.ejb.SessionBean

setSessionContext

public void setSessionContext(javax.ejb.SessionContext sessionContext)

Specified by:

setSessionContext in interface javax.ejb.SessionBean

getSurvey

public Survey getSurvey(SurveyLocal surveyEJB)

Create a value object with relationship structure of the stored survey.

Parameters:

surveyEJB - - reference to the stored survey bean

Returns:

Survey structure containing header, footer and the first level of root paragraph

updateSurvey

public void updateSurvey(SurveyLocal surveyEJB,
                         Survey surveyVO)

This method will trace the survey value object and try to store the data structure into entity beans. It will update existing elements or create new elements. It will not delete any existing elements.

To do:

surveyowner is not support right now, it is not clear how user login will be handled.

updateSurveyElementContainer

public void updateSurveyElementContainer(SurveyElementLocal containerEJB,
                                         SurveyElementContainer containerVO)

The structure is copied from the value object to the entity bean(s). Existing elements will be updated and missing will be created. Existing elements which doesn't exist within the value object struture will not be deleted.

Parameters:

containerEJB - reference to the original survey element, must be a SurveyHeader, Footer or Paragraph

containerVO - value object containing the new data

See Also:

SurveyElementBean