Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors

Class ConnectorBroker

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.ConnectorBroker

public class ConnectorBroker
extends Object

The ConnectorBroker is a generic factory for Open Connector Framework (OCF) Connectors. The OCF provides a default implementation because all the implementation that is specific to a particular type of connector is delegated to the connector provider specified in the connection.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConnectorBroker()	Typical constructor
ConnectorBroker(AuditLog auditLog)	Constructor to supply the audit log to all connectors that implement the AuditLoggingConnector interface.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Connector	getConnector(Connection connection)	Creates a new instance of a connector using the name of the connector provider in the supplied connection.
Connector	getConnector(ConnectionProperties connection)	Creates a new instance of a connector using the name of the connector provider in the supplied connection.
String	toString()	Standard toString method.
void	validateConnection(Connection connection)	Validate that the connection has sufficient properties to attempt to create a connector.
void	validateConnection(ConnectionProperties connection)	Validate that the connection has sufficient properties to attempt to create a connector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ConnectorBroker

public ConnectorBroker()

Typical constructor

ConnectorBroker

public ConnectorBroker(AuditLog auditLog)

Constructor to supply the audit log to all connectors that implement the AuditLoggingConnector interface.

Parameters:

auditLog - audit log to pass on to the connector providers

Method Details

validateConnection

public void validateConnection(Connection connection)
                        throws ConnectionCheckedException

Validate that the connection has sufficient properties to attempt to create a connector. Any problems found are expressed as a ConnectionCheckedException.

Parameters:

connection - connection properties

Throws:

ConnectionCheckedException - an error with the connection.

validateConnection

public void validateConnection(ConnectionProperties connection)
                        throws ConnectionCheckedException

Validate that the connection has sufficient properties to attempt to create a connector. Any problems found are expressed as a ConnectionCheckedException.

Parameters:

connection - connection properties

Throws:

ConnectionCheckedException - an error with the connection.

getConnector

public Connector getConnector(Connection connection)
                       throws ConnectionCheckedException,
ConnectorCheckedException

Creates a new instance of a connector using the name of the connector provider in the supplied connection.

Parameters:

connection - properties for the connector and connector provider.

Returns:

new connector instance.

Throws:

ConnectionCheckedException - an error with the connection.

ConnectorCheckedException - an error initializing the connector.

getConnector

public Connector getConnector(ConnectionProperties connection)
                       throws ConnectionCheckedException,
ConnectorCheckedException

Creates a new instance of a connector using the name of the connector provider in the supplied connection.

Parameters:

connection - properties for the connector and connector provider.

Returns:

new connector instance.

Throws:

ConnectionCheckedException - an error with the connection.

ConnectorCheckedException - an error initializing the connector.

toString

public String toString()

Standard toString method.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

print out of variables in a JSON-style