Abstract base class for connections. More...

#include <AbstractConnection.qc.dox.h>

Inheritance diagram for ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection:

Public Member Methods
	constructor (hash< auto > config, *hash< auto > attr)
	creates the AbstractConnection object More...

deprecated	constructor (string name, string desc, string url, bool monitor, hash opts, hash urlh, string safe_url, *bool enabled)
	creates the AbstractConnection object More...

deprecated	constructor (string name, string description, string url, hash< auto > attributes={}, hash< auto > options={}, *LoggerInterface logger)
	creates the AbstractConnection object More...

object	get (bool connect=True, *hash< auto > rtopts)
	returns the underlying connection object More...

hash< ConfigInfo >	getConfigHash ()
	returns a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection More...

*hash< auto >	getConnectionOptions (*hash< auto > rtopts)
	returns options for creating a new connection

hash< ConnectionSchemeInfo >	getConnectionSchemeInfo ()
	Returns a default ConnectionSchemeInfo hash.

hash< ConnectionSchemeInfo >	getConnectionSchemeInfoImpl ()
	Override in subclasses to return a native ConnectionSchemeInfo hash.

AbstractDataProvider	getDataProvider (*hash< auto > constructor_options)
	returns a data provider object for this connection, if supported More...

AbstractDataProvider	getDataProvider (string subtype, *hash< auto > constructor_options)
	Returns a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument. More...

*hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > >	getDataProviderConstructorOptions ()
	Returns a hash of data provider constructor option info, if applicable. More...

hash< string, hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > >	getDataProviderSubtypes ()
	Returns a hash of supported data provider subtypes and constructor option info. More...

*hash< auto >	getDefaultOptions ()
	returns default options

string	getDescription ()
	Returns the connection description. More...

string	getDisplayName ()
	Returns the connection display name. More...

hash< auto >	getExtendedInfo (*hash< auto > opts)
	Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection. More...

hash< auto >	getExtendedInfoAsData (*hash< auto > opts)
	Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection. More...

*hash< string, bool >	getFeatures ()
	Returns a list of connection-defined features. More...

hash< ConnectionInfo >	getInfo (*hash< auto > opts)
	returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection More...

hash< ConnectionInfo >	getInfo (bool with_password=False)
	returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection More...

hash< ConnectionDataInfo >	getInfoAsData (*hash< auto > opts)
	Returns a ConnectionDataInfo hash of information about the connection. More...

string	getName ()
	Returns the connection name. More...

*hash< auto >	getOptions ()
	returns static / initialization options

object	getPollImpl ()
	Returns an unconnected object for a non-blocking poll operation. More...

*hash< auto >	getRealOptions ()
	returns options for saving the connection's configuration information

*hash< auto >	getRuntimeOptions ()
	returns runtime options

string	getSafeUrl ()
	Returns the connection safe URL (without password info) More...

string	getShortDescription ()
	Returns the connection short description. More...

auto	getTag (string tag)
	returns the value of the given tag or NOTHING if not present

auto	getTagEx (string tag)
	returns the value of the given tag or throws an exception if the tag is not set with a value More...

hash< auto >	getTags ()
	returns all tags associated with the connection

abstract string	getType ()
	returns the string type name for the connection object

string	getUrl ()
	Returns the connection URL. More...

	handlePingFailed (date delta, hash< ExceptionInfo > ex)
	Handles a failed ping operation on the connection.

	handlePingFailed (date delta, string err)
	Handles a failed ping operation on the connection.

	handlePingSuccess (date delta)
	Handles a successful ping operation on the connection.

bool	hasDataProvider ()
	returns True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method More...

bool	needsAuth ()
	Returns True if the connection requires OAuth2 authorization before it can be used. More...

	parseTextOptions ()
	this method is called when parsing connection file definitions from text files when loading into the database More...

hash< PingInfo >	ping (bool throw_exception)
	returns a hash with the results of the ping operation More...

hash< PingInfo >	ping (int ping_flags=0)
	returns a hash with the results of the ping operation More...

Qore::AbstractPollOperation	startPollConnect ()
	Called to start the connection polling operation. More...

bool	supportsPollingApi ()
	returns True if the connection supports the Qore Socket-based polling API More...

Static Public Member Methods
static hash< ConnectionOptionInfo >	getConnectionOptionInfo (hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > dinfo)
	Returns a ConnectionOptionInfo hash from a DataProviderOptionInfo hash.

static hash< string, hash< ConnectionOptionInfo > >	getConnectionOptionInfo (hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > dinfo)
	Returns a hash of ConnectionOptionInfo hashes from a hash of DataProviderOptionInfo hashes.

Static Public Member Methods inherited from ConnectionProvider::OptionHelper
static *bool	getBool (hash< auto > opts, string key, bool required, *bool default_value)
	Returns a boolean value from a hash.

static *hash< auto >	getHash (hash< auto > opts, string key, bool required, *hash< auto > default_value)
	Returns a hash value from a hash.

static *int	getInt (hash< auto > opts, string key, bool required, *int default_value)
	Gets an integer option.

static auto	getOptionType (hash< auto > opts, string key, int type_code, string type_name, bool required, auto default_value)
	gets an option value of the given type

static *string	getString (hash< auto > opts, string key, bool required, *string default_value)
	Returns a string value from a hash.

Public Attributes
const	CF_LOGGER = "logger"
	Connection feature: Logger support. More...

const	CF_UPDATE_OPTIONS = "update-options"
	Connection feature: Update Options support. More...

bool	children_can_support_apis = False
	if the data provider or any of its children support requests (APIs)

bool	children_can_support_messages = False
	if the data provider or any of its children support messages

bool	children_can_support_observers = False
	if the data provider or any of its children support events

bool	children_can_support_records = False
	if the data provider or any of its children support records

bool	children_can_support_transactions = False
	if the data provider or any of its children support transaction management

const	CommonConnectionKeys = ...
	Connection info keys mapped 1:1 to DataProviderOptionInfo keys.

bool	debug_data = False
	debug data flag; to be used an an indication for a higher-level implementation

const	DefaultDescription = "n/a; update connection to use the `AbstractConnectionWithInfo` class instead"
	Default option description.

string	desc
	Connection description with markdown formatting.

bool	disable_automatic_pings
	If automatic pings are disabled.

string	display_name
	Display name.

bool	enabled = True
	enabled/disabled indicator flag

hash< auto >	internal_info
	internal tags (serializable)

*date	last_check
	date/time of last check/ping

bool	locked = False
	locked/unlocked flag

bool	loopback = False
	set to True for loopback connections

bool	monitor
	monitoring flag

string	name
	Connection name.

*hash< auto >	opts
	connection options

*hash< auto >	orig_opts
	original connection options

string	safe_url
	"safe" URL (password information removed)

*string	short_desc
	Connection short description in plain text.

string	status = "not checked"
	status string; in case of a connection error this string will be the error string

hash< auto >	tags = {}
	connection tags; user-defined key-value pairs

transient hash< auto >	transient_info
	internal transient tags (non-serializable)

bool	up = True
	connection status flag; set by monitoring or explicit pings/connections

date	updated
	date/time of last update

string	url
	Connection URL (potentially with password info)

hash< auto >	urlh
	broken down URL hash (as returned by Qore::parse_url())

Static Public Attributes
static *code	post_processing
	optional code for default post-processing of objects created by getImpl() More...

Private Member Methods
*hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > >	getDataProviderConstructorOptionsImpl ()
	Returns a hash of data provider constructor option info, if applicable. More...

AbstractDataProvider	getDataProviderImpl (string subtype, *hash< auto > constructor_options)
	returns a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument More...

hash< string, hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > >	getDataProviderSubtypesImpl ()
	Returns a hash of supported data provider subtypes. More...

*hash< string, bool >	getFeaturesImpl ()
	Returns a hash of connection-defined features. More...

abstract object	getImpl (bool connect=True, *hash< auto > rtopts)
	this method must return the connection object corresponding to the object's configuration More...

string	getSafeUrl (hash< auto > urlh)
	creates a "safe" URL string with password information removed More...

*hash< auto >	getSubtypeOptions (hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > subtype_options, hash< auto > constructor_options)
	Returns options for each data provider subtype. More...

hash< UrlInfo >	parseUrl (string url)
	Parse the URL to a hash. More...

	pingImpl ()
	performs the internal ping More...

hash< PingInfo >	pingIntern (hash< PingInfo > rv)
	performs the ping by executing get(); returns a PingInfo hash

	setChildCapabilities ()
	Override to set child data provider capabilities once per child class.

hash< auto >	validateOptions (hash< auto > options, bool check_required=True)
	performs options validation in the constructor More...

Private:Internal Member Methods
	constructorInit (hash< auto > config, *hash< auto > attr)
	Common construtor implementation. More...

Detailed Description

Abstract base class for connections.

this class can be specialized to provide for user-defined connection types

Deprecated:: use AbstractConnectionWithInfo instead

Member Function Documentation

◆ constructor() [1/3]

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructor	(	hash< auto >	config,
		*hash< auto >	attr
	)

creates the AbstractConnection object

Parameters

config

with the following keys:

name (required string): the connection name
display_name (optional string): the display name
short_desc (optional string): a short description in plain text
desc (optional string): a long description with markdown formatting
url (required string): the connection URL
opts (optional hash): connection options
logger (optional LoggerInterface object): logger for the connection

attr

optional connection attributes

monitor (optional bool): should the connection be monitored? Default: True
enabled (optional bool): is the connection enabled? Default: True
locked (optional bool): is the connection locked? Default: False
debug_data (optional bool): debug data? Default: False
tags (optional hash): tags for the connection; no default value

Exceptions

CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR	missing or invalid connection option or attribute
CONNECTION-URL-ERROR	URL is invalid, because it contains control characters

◆ constructor() [2/3]

deprecated ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructor	(	string	name,
		string	desc,
		string	url,
		bool	monitor,
		*hash	opts,
		hash	urlh,
		*string	safe_url,
		*bool	enabled
	)

creates the AbstractConnection object

Parameters

name	the name of the connection
desc	connection description
url	connection URL (potentially with password info)
monitor	monitoring flag
opts	connection options
urlh	broken down URL hash (as returned by Qore::parse_url())
safe_url	"safe" URL (password information removed); if not set this will be set automatically by calling getSafeUrl()
enabled	enabled/disabled flag

Note: use constructor(hash<auto> config, *hash<auto> attr instead

Exceptions

CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR	missing or invalid connection option or attribute
CONNECTION-URL-ERROR	URL is invalid, because it contains control characters

◆ constructor() [3/3]

deprecated ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructor	(	string	name,
		string	description,
		string	url,
		hash< auto >	attributes = `{}`,
		hash< auto >	options = `{}`,
		*LoggerInterface	logger
	)

creates the AbstractConnection object

Parameters

name	the name of the connection
description	connection description
url	connection URL (potentially with password info)
attributes	various attributes; see below
options	connection options
logger	any logger interface to use for the connection

Attributes

Attributes are special flags for given connection - stored as public attributes of the object instance. For now there are:

enabled (bool), default True
monitor (bool), default True
locked (bool), default False
tags (hash), no default value

Exceptions

CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR	missing or invalid connection option or attribute
CONNECTION-URL-ERROR	URL is invalid, because it contains control characters

Note: use constructor(hash<auto> config, *hash<auto> attr instead

◆ constructorInit()

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::constructorInit	(	hash< auto >	config,
		*hash< auto >	attr
	)

private:internal

Common construtor implementation.

Parameters

config

with the following keys:

name (required string): the connection name
display_name (optional string): the display name
short_desc (optional string): a short description in plain text
desc (optional string): a long description with markdown formatting
url (required string): the connection URL
opts (optional hash): connection options
logger (optional LoggerInterface object): logger for the connection

attr

optional connection attributes

monitor (optional bool): should the connection be monitored?
enabled (optional bool): is the connection enabled?
locked (optional bool): is the connection locked?
debug_data (optional bool): debug data?
tags (optional hash): tags for the connection

Exceptions

CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR	missing or invalid connection option
CONNECTION-URL-ERROR	URL is invalid, because it contains control characters

◆ get()

object ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::get	(	bool	connect = `True`,
		*hash< auto >	rtopts
	)

returns the underlying connection object

calls getImpl() to actually acquire the connection object

◆ getConfigHash()

hash< ConfigInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getConfigHash ( )

returns a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection

Returns: a ConfigInfo hash of static configuration information about the connection

◆ getDataProvider() [1/2]

AbstractDataProvider ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProvider ( *hash< auto > constructor_options )

returns a data provider object for this connection, if supported

Parameters

constructor_options any additional constructor options for the data provider

Returns: a data provider object for this connection, if supported

Exceptions

DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR this object does not support the data provider API

This base class method throws a DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR exception by default; to support the data provider API, override this method in child classes

See also: hasDataProvider()

Since

ConnectionProvider 1.3
ConnectionProvider 2.0 added the optional constructor_options argument

◆ getDataProvider() [2/2]

AbstractDataProvider ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProvider	(	string	subtype,
		*hash< auto >	constructor_options
	)

Returns a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument.

Parameters

subtype	the subtype of data provider supported, in case the connection can return multiple data providers
constructor_options	any additional constructor options required by the data provider

Returns: a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument

Exceptions

DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR this object does not support the data provider API or the given subtype is not valid

See also

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDataProviderConstructorOptions()

*hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProviderConstructorOptions ( )

Returns a hash of data provider constructor option info, if applicable.

Returns: a hash of data provider constructor option info for the primary data provider, if applicable

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDataProviderConstructorOptionsImpl()

*hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProviderConstructorOptionsImpl ( )

private

Returns a hash of data provider constructor option info, if applicable.

Returns: a hash of data provider constructor option info for the primary data provider, if applicable

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDataProviderImpl()

AbstractDataProvider ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProviderImpl	(	string	subtype,
		*hash< auto >	constructor_options
	)

private

returns a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument

Parameters

subtype	the subtype of data provider supported, in case the connection can return multiple data providers
constructor_options	any additional constructor options required by the data provider

Returns: a data provider object for the connection and subtype passed as an argument

Exceptions

DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR this object does not support the data provider API or the given subtype is not valid

This base class method throws a DATA-PROVIDER-ERROR exception by default; to support the data provider API, override this method in child classes

See also

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDataProviderSubtypes()

*hash< string, *hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProviderSubtypes ( )

Returns a hash of supported data provider subtypes and constructor option info.

Returns: a hash of supported data provider subtypes and constructor option info; top-level keys are data provider subtypes supported by this connection, values are hashes of data provider constructor option information

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDataProviderSubtypesImpl()

*hash< string, *hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > > > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDataProviderSubtypesImpl ( )

private

Returns a hash of supported data provider subtypes.

Returns: a hash of supported data provider subtypes

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getDescription()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDescription ( )

Returns the connection description.

Returns: the connection description

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ getDisplayName()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getDisplayName ( )

Returns the connection display name.

Returns: the connection display name

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getExtendedInfo()

hash< auto > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getExtendedInfo ( *hash< auto > opts )

Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection.

The default implementation in the base class returns the same value as getInfo(*hash<auto>)

Parameters

opts	connection information options; options are connection-specific; the only universal option is `with_passwords:` if True, then passwords are returned in the info hash

Returns: Connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection

Note: Some of the information in this hash may be non-serializable objects, for a method that returns only serializable information about the connection, see getExtendedInfoAsData()

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.5

◆ getExtendedInfoAsData()

hash< auto > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getExtendedInfoAsData ( *hash< auto > opts )

Returns connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection.

The default implementation in the base class returns the same value as getInfoAsData(*hash<auto>)

Parameters

opts	connection information options; options are connection-specific; the only universal option is `with_passwords:` if True, then passwords are returned in the info hash

Returns: Connection info plus any extended information returned by the connection

Note: All the information in this hash is data; some info in the output of getExtendedInfo() may be objects

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getFeatures()

*hash< string, bool > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getFeatures ( )

Returns a list of connection-defined features.

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.10

◆ getFeaturesImpl()

*hash< string, bool > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getFeaturesImpl ( )

private

Returns a hash of connection-defined features.

This method returns no value; override in child classes to return features

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.10

◆ getImpl()

abstract object ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getImpl	(	bool	connect = `True`,
		*hash< auto >	rtopts
	)

privatepure virtual

this method must return the connection object corresponding to the object's configuration

Parameters

connect	if True then the connection should be returned connected (and if possible a round-trip "ping" of the server should be made)
rtopts	if the object acquisition requires any runtime options, then these are passed here

Returns: the connection object

Implemented in ConnectionProvider::FtpConnection, ConnectionProvider::HttpConnection, and ConnectionProvider::InvalidConnection.

◆ getInfo() [1/2]

hash< ConnectionInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getInfo ( *hash< auto > opts )

returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Parameters

opts	connection information options; options are connection-specific; the only universal option is `with_passwords:` if True, then passwords are returned in the info hash

Returns: a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Note: Some of the information in this hash may be non-serializable objects, for a method that returns only serializable information about the connection, see getInfoAsData()

◆ getInfo() [2/2]

hash< ConnectionInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getInfo ( bool with_password = False )

returns a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Parameters

with_password determines if the password is returned or not

Returns: a ConnectionInfo hash of information about the connection

Deprecated:: use getInfo(*hash<auto> opts) instead

◆ getInfoAsData()

hash< ConnectionDataInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getInfoAsData ( *hash< auto > opts )

Returns a ConnectionDataInfo hash of information about the connection.

Parameters

opts	connection information options; options are connection-specific; the only universal option is `with_passwords:` if True, then passwords are returned in the info hash

Returns: a ConnectionDataInfo hash of information about the connection

Note: All the information in this hash is data; some info in the output of getInfo() may be objects

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getName()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getName ( )

Returns the connection name.

Returns: the connection name

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ getPollImpl()

object ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getPollImpl ( )

Returns an unconnected object for a non-blocking poll operation.

Returns: an unconnected object for a non-blocking poll operation

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7.1

◆ getSafeUrl() [1/2]

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getSafeUrl ( )

Returns the connection safe URL (without password info)

Returns: the connection safe URL (without password info)

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ getSafeUrl() [2/2]

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getSafeUrl ( hash< auto > urlh )

private

creates a "safe" URL string with password information removed

Parameters

urlh	a parsed hash (as returned from parseUrl()

Returns: string with safe URL

This base/default implementation expects the urlh as returned by Qore::parse_url())

The public attribute safe_url is created from the url calling AbstractConnection::getSafeUrl(). Reimplement this method if your connection does not follow the standard URL format like:

scheme://user:pass@hostname:port/path

◆ getShortDescription()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getShortDescription ( )

Returns the connection short description.

Returns: the connection short description

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ getSubtypeOptions()

*hash< auto > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getSubtypeOptions	(	*hash< string, hash< DataProviderOptionInfo > >	subtype_options,
		*hash< auto >	constructor_options
	)

private

Returns options for each data provider subtype.

Parameters

constructor_options any additional constructor options required by the data provider

◆ getTagEx()

auto ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getTagEx ( string tag )

returns the value of the given tag or throws an exception if the tag is not set with a value

Exceptions

TAG-ERROR the given tag is not set on the connection

◆ getUrl()

string ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::getUrl ( )

Returns the connection URL.

Returns: the connection URL

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ hasDataProvider()

bool ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::hasDataProvider ( )

returns True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method

Returns: True if the connection returns a data provider with the getDataProvider() method

This base class method returns False; to support the data provider API, override this method in child classes

See also: getDataProvider()

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.3

◆ needsAuth()

bool ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::needsAuth ( )

Returns True if the connection requires OAuth2 authorization before it can be used.

Returns: True if the connection requires OAuth2 authorization, False if already authorized, or the connection does not support authorization

This base class method returns False by default

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ parseTextOptions()

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::parseTextOptions ( )

this method is called when parsing connection file definitions from text files when loading into the database

reimplement this method in subclasses to parse the option hash as set from a text file if needed (for special option formats, etc)

◆ parseUrl()

hash< UrlInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::parseUrl ( string url )

private

Parse the URL to a hash.

Parameters

url	a string with url

Returns: hash untyped, depends on the parsing method

The base implementation calls Qore::parse_url().

Reimplement parseUrl() if your connection uses different URL scheme. Like eg. Qore::Datasource connection string.

◆ ping() [1/2]

hash< PingInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::ping ( bool throw_exception )

returns a hash with the results of the ping operation

Parameters

throw_exception throw an exception if a connection error occurs

Returns: a PingInfo hash

◆ ping() [2/2]

hash< PingInfo > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::ping ( int ping_flags = 0 )

returns a hash with the results of the ping operation

Parameters

ping_flags see Ping Flags for more information

Returns: a PingInfo hash

Since: ConnectionProvider 2.0

◆ pingImpl()

ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::pingImpl ( )

private

performs the internal ping

By default this creates a new connection only; override in child classes to implement additional ping logic

◆ startPollConnect()

Qore::AbstractPollOperation ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::startPollConnect ( )

Called to start the connection polling operation.

Only called if the connection supports the polling API

Returns: a socket poll operation object that will allow the connection goal to be reached with polling

See also: supportsPollingApi()

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ supportsPollingApi()

bool ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::supportsPollingApi ( )

returns True if the connection supports the Qore Socket-based polling API

Returns: True if the connection supports the polling API where multiple connections can be polled from a single thread

This base class method returns False; to support the new polling API, override this method in child classes

See also

startConnectPoll()

Since: ConnectionProvider 1.7

◆ validateOptions()

hash< auto > ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::validateOptions	(	hash< auto >	options,
		bool	check_required = `True`
	)

private

performs options validation in the constructor

Parameters

options	a hash with options from the constructor
check_required	check that all required options are set

Returns: validated option hash

This method can be overloaded in connections where are options created dynamically for example

Exceptions

CONNECTION-OPTION-ERROR missing or invalid connection option

Member Data Documentation

◆ CF_LOGGER

const ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::CF_LOGGER = "logger"

Connection feature: Logger support.

Indicates that connection objects support setting / updating a logger interface object in the connection

◆ CF_UPDATE_OPTIONS

const ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::CF_UPDATE_OPTIONS = "update-options"

Connection feature: Update Options support.

Returned as a connection feature indicating that the connection object inherits UpdateOptionsInterface and therefore supports setting a closure to update connection options in external systems (in blocking I/O calls)

See also: UpdateOptionsInterface

◆ post_processing

*code ConnectionProvider::AbstractConnection::post_processing

static

optional code for default post-processing of objects created by getImpl()

must take the connection object and the object created as arguments

Public Member Methods

Static Public Member Methods

Public Attributes

Static Public Attributes

Private Member Methods

Private:Internal Member Methods

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ constructor() [1/3]

◆ constructor() [2/3]

◆ constructor() [3/3]

◆ constructorInit()

◆ get()

◆ getConfigHash()

◆ getDataProvider() [1/2]

◆ getDataProvider() [2/2]

◆ getDataProviderConstructorOptions()

◆ getDataProviderConstructorOptionsImpl()

◆ getDataProviderImpl()

◆ getDataProviderSubtypes()

◆ getDataProviderSubtypesImpl()

◆ getDescription()

◆ getDisplayName()

◆ getExtendedInfo()

◆ getExtendedInfoAsData()

◆ getFeatures()

◆ getFeaturesImpl()

◆ getImpl()

◆ getInfo() [1/2]

◆ getInfo() [2/2]

◆ getInfoAsData()

◆ getName()

◆ getPollImpl()

◆ getSafeUrl() [1/2]

◆ getSafeUrl() [2/2]

◆ getShortDescription()

◆ getSubtypeOptions()

◆ getTagEx()

◆ getUrl()

◆ hasDataProvider()

◆ needsAuth()

◆ parseTextOptions()

◆ parseUrl()

◆ ping() [1/2]

◆ ping() [2/2]

◆ pingImpl()

◆ startPollConnect()

◆ supportsPollingApi()

◆ validateOptions()

Member Data Documentation

◆ CF_LOGGER

◆ CF_UPDATE_OPTIONS

◆ post_processing