Package ch.autumo.commons.console

Class AbstractConsoleTool

java.lang.Object

ch.autumo.commons.console.AbstractConsoleTool

Direct Known Subclasses:

Encoder, Register

public abstract class AbstractConsoleTool
extends Object

Abstract console tool - delivers secure and licensed application.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AbstractConsoleTool()	Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected String	askField(String name, BufferedReader reader, boolean allowEmpty)	Ask for a field.
protected String	askField(String name, BufferedReader reader, int length, boolean allowEmpty)	Ask for a field.
protected LicensedApplication	getApplication()	Get application.
final LicensedApplication	getLicensedApplication()	Get a licensed application instance.
final SecureApplication	getSecureApplication()	Get a secure application instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AbstractConsoleTool

protected AbstractConsoleTool()

Default constructor.

Method Details

getLicensedApplication

public final LicensedApplication getLicensedApplication()

Get a licensed application instance.

Returns:

licensed application

getSecureApplication

public final SecureApplication getSecureApplication()

Get a secure application instance.

Returns:

secure application

getApplication

protected LicensedApplication getApplication()

Get application. It is always a licensed application, even it is not really licensed, and therefore has no registration version.

Returns:

application

askField

protected String askField(String name,
 BufferedReader reader,
 boolean allowEmpty)
                   throws IOException

Ask for a field.

Parameters:

name - field name

reader - the sysetm input reader

allowEmpty - true, if field can be empty

Returns:

requested value

Throws:

IOException - when reader fails

askField

protected String askField(String name,
 BufferedReader reader,
 int length,
 boolean allowEmpty)
                   throws IOException

Ask for a field.

Parameters:

name - field name

reader - the sysetm input reader

length - the overall space used for the field name (spaces filled up to the semicolon) or 0 for no space filling but adding one space after the field name

allowEmpty - true, if field can be empty

Returns:

requested value

Throws:

IOException - when reader fails