com.nt.udc.processor.FileEnhancer

Class LookupFileReader

java.lang.Object

com.nt.udc.processor.FileEnhancer.LookupFileReader

public class LookupFileReader
extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	COLON_SYMBOL
static java.lang.String	DOT_SYMBOL
static java.lang.String	IP_LIST_TABLE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LookupFileReader(java.io.File file) Constructor for the LookupFileReader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Hashtable	getTableFormat() This is the primary method that will be used to access the contents of the lookup table.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

IP_LIST_TABLE_NAME

public static final java.lang.String IP_LIST_TABLE_NAME

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Constant Field Values

DOT_SYMBOL

public static final java.lang.String DOT_SYMBOL

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Constant Field Values

COLON_SYMBOL

public static final java.lang.String COLON_SYMBOL

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LookupFileReader

public LookupFileReader(java.io.File file)

Constructor for the LookupFileReader. Sets up the file from which we will read. At the end of the constructor the node is started.

Parameters:

file - The file being read. Should be of the format:
key_value_separator = '='
pair_separator = '\n'
keyPart=valuePart1
keyPart2=valuePart2
... keyPartN=valuePartN
where the 1st and 2nd lines are optional. When either of the two lines are omitted, the following defaults will be used: key_value_separator = '='
pair_separator = '\n'
The only special characters supported for key_value_separator and pair_separator are '\n', '\t' and '\r'.

Method Detail

getTableFormat

public java.util.Hashtable getTableFormat()
                                   throws java.lang.Exception

This is the primary method that will be used to access the contents of the lookup table. Upon request the file is reread, and the lookup table is returned in a Hashtable.

Returns:

Returns the Hashtable object representing the lookup table.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception