Prevalence: Transparent, Fault-Tolerant Object Persistence
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Completing the System

So far you have created a system that stores objects based on a single class hierarchy. Adding the remaining BO classes and transactions will show how a prevalent system deals with associated classes. First, add the class OrderLine to the project as an ordinary Java class:

import java.io.Serializable;

public class OrderLine implements Serializable {

    private Item item;
    private int quantity;
    private double linePrice;
    private double linePostage;
    
    public OrderLine(){    
    }
    
    public OrderLine(Item item, int quantity){
        this.setItem(item);
        this.setQuantity(quantity);
        this.setLinePrice(item.getPrice() * quantity);
        this.setLinePostage(item.getPostage() * quantity);
    }
    
    // getters/setters omitted...
}

Now add a new BO class called Order, in the same way that you added the Item BO class. Appropriate fields and methods are added to PrevalentOrderSystem. Add a getOrders method similar to the getItems method you added previously. Modify the generated Order class as follows:

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

public class Order implements Serializable {

    private long id;
    private List orderLines;

    public Order(){
    }

    public Order(long id) {
        this.id = id;
        orderLines = new ArrayList();
    }

    public void newOrderLine(Item item, int quantity) {
        try {
            item.order(quantity);
            OrderLine ol = new OrderLine(item, quantity);
            orderLines.add(ol);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public double getTotalCost() {
        double totalCost = 0.0;
        for (Iterator itr = orderLines.iterator();
             itr.hasNext();) {
            OrderLine ol = (OrderLine) itr.next();
            totalCost = ol.getLinePrice() +
                        ol.getLinePostage();
        }
        return totalCost;
    }

    // getters/setters omitted...

    public String toString(){
        return(id + " - " + this.getClass() + ":Cost $" + 
            this.getTotalCost());
    }
}

Now add a new Create transaction for the Order BO class as you did for the Item class. Do not select the orderlines field for the transaction constructor in the dialogue. Modify the executeAndQuery method as follows:

public Object executeAndQuery(Object prevalentSystem, Date 
        executionTime) throws Exception {
    Order or = ((PrevalentOrderSystem)prevalentSystem).addOrder();
    return or;
}

The addOrder method in PrevalentOrderSystem does not need to be modified--it simply creates a new Order object with the next available id, and adds it to the system. No other initialization is required--an Order is initially empty.

public Order addOrder() {
    Order newOrder = new Order(nextOrderID++);
    this.orders.add(newOrder);
    return newOrder;
}

An empty Order is not very interesting--we need a transaction to allow an Item to be added to an Order. Add a new transaction to the Order BO--a Change transaction, this time. The transaction should be called OrderAddItemTranscation. You need to select at least one field in the Create Transaction dialogue, shown in Figure 12. Select the orderlines field. This is not really appropriate (as the transaction that Preclipse generates is aimed at simply changing the value of a field, and you will be doing something slightly different here), but you need to select at least one field for the dialogue to complete.

Figure 12. Creating a Change transaction

Modify the created transaction to the following:

import java.util.Date;
import org.prevayler.TransactionWithQuery;

public class OrderAddItemTransaction
             implements TransactionWithQuery {

    private long id;
    private long itemId;
    private int quantity;

    public OrderAddItemTransaction(long id, long itemId,
                                   int quantity) {
        this.id = id;
        this.itemId = itemId;
        this.quantity = quantity;
    }

    public OrderAddItemTransaction() {
    }

    public Object executeAndQuery(Object prevalentSystem, 
            Date executionTime throws Exception {
        Order order = ((PrevalentOrderSystem)prevalentSystem).
            getOrder(id);
        Item item = ((PrevalentOrderSystem)prevalentSystem).
            getItem(itemId);
        order.newOrderLine(item, quantity);
        item.order(quantity);
        return order;
    }
}

Note that this transaction changes the data in two ways--the Order is updated with the new Orderline, and the stock for the Item is updated. Finally, add a new Change transaction for the Item BO class, called ItemRestockTransaction, selecting the currentStock field only in the dialogue. Modify the created transaction to the following:

import java.util.Date;
import org.prevayler.TransactionWithQuery;

public class ItemRestockTransaction
             implements TransactionWithQuery {

    private long id;
    private int newStock;

    public ItemRestockTransaction(long id, int newStock) {
        this.id = id;
        this.newStock = newStock;
    }

    public ItemRestockTransaction() {
    }

    public Object executeAndQuery(Object prevalentSystem, 
            Date executionTime) throws Exception {
        Item item = ((PrevalentOrderSystem)prevalentSystem).
            getItem(id);
        item.reStock(newStock);
        return item;
    }
}

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