Persistence code samples

Here the main classes of the framework are sketched.

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Simplified BON diagram

PERSISTENCE_MANAGER

class
	PERSISTENCE_MANAGER
 
feature -- Access
 
	medium: PERSISTENCE_MEDIUM -- the chosen medium
 
	format: PERSISTENCE_FORMAT	-- the chosen format
 
feature -- Basic operations
 
	store (an_object:ANY)
			-- persists an_object using the format and medium stored by current object
		require
			an_object_exists:an_object /= Void
			medium_exists: medium /= Void
		do
			format.store(an_object,medium)
		end
 
	retrieve:ANY
			-- retrieves an_object using the medium and format stored by current object
		require
			medium_exists: medium /= Void
		do
			Result:=format.retrieve(medium)
		end
end

BINARY_SERIALIZATION_MANAGER

class
	BINARY_SERIALIZATION_MANAGER
 
inherit
	PERSISTENCE_MANAGER
 
create
	make
 
feature -- Creation
 
	make (file_name: STRING)
			-- Creation procedure
		require
			file_name_exists: file_name /= Void
		do
			create {FILE_MEDIUM} medium.make (file_name)
			create {INDEPENDENT_BINARY_FORMAT} format
		ensure
			medium_exists: medium /= Void
			format_exists: format /= Void
		end
 
end

PERSISTENCE_FORMAT

deferred class
	PERSISTENCE_FORMAT
 
feature -- Basic operations
 
	store (object:ANY; medium:PERSISTENCE_MEDIUM)
			-- stores object using medium
		require
			object_exists: object /= Void
			medium_exists: medium /= Void
		deferred
		end
 
	retrieve (medium: PERSISTENCE_MEDIUM):ANY
		require
			medium_exists: medium /= Void
		deferred
		end
end

BINARY_FORMAT

INDEPENDENT_BINARY_FORMAT

class
	INDEPENDENT_BINARY_FORMAT
 
inherit
	BINARY_FORMAT
 
feature -- Access
 
	optimized_for_retrieval:BOOLEAN
 
feature -- Status setting
 
	set_optimized_for_retrieval(is_optimized_for_retrieval:BOOLEAN)
	do
		optimized_for_retrieval:=is_optimized_for_retrieval
	ensure
		optimized_for_retrieval_set:optimized_for_retrieval=is_optimized_for_retrieval
	end
 
feature -- Basic operations
 
	store_now(object_to_store:ANY)
	do
		store_handler.independent_store(object_to_store,serializer,optimized_for_retrieval)
	end
 
end

PERSISTENCE_MEDIUM

FILE_MEDIUM