class YamlStore

The YamlStore class manages access to all object storage.

db: is a handle to the database implementation (in this iteration a hash).
dbtop: stores the highest id used in the database.

Public Class Methods

new(dbfile) click to toggle source

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 27
  def initialize(dbfile)
    super()
    @dbfile = "#{dbfile}.yaml"

    # check if database exists and build it if not
    build_database
    log.info "Loading world..."
    @db = {}

    # load the yaml database and sets @dbtop to highest object id
    YAML::load_file(@dbfile).each do |o|
      @dbtop = o.id if o.id > @dbtop
      @db[o.id]=o
    end

    log.info "Database '#{@dbfile}' loaded...highest id = #{@dbtop}."
#    log.debug @db.inspect
  rescue
    log.fatal "Error loading database"
    log.fatal $!
    raise
  end

Public Instance Methods

check(oid) click to toggle source

Check if an object is in the database by its id.

oid: is the id to use in the search.
return: true or false

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 83
def check(oid)
  @db.has_key? oid
end

delete(oid) click to toggle source

Deletes an object from the database.

oid: is the id to to be deleted.
return: Undefined.

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 69
def delete(oid)
  @db.delete(oid)
end

each(&blk) click to toggle source

Iterate through all objects

yield: Each object in database to block of caller.

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 89
def each(&blk)
  @db.each_value &blk
end

get(oid) click to toggle source

Finds an object in the database by its id.

oid: is the id to use in the search.
return: Handle to the object or nil.

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 76
def get(oid)
  @db[oid]
end

put(obj) click to toggle source

Adds a new object to the database.

obj: is a reference to object to be added
return: Undefined.

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 61
def put(obj)
  @db[obj.id] = obj
  obj # return really ought not be checked
end

save() click to toggle source

Save the world

return: Undefined.

# File lib/storage/yamlstore.rb, line 52
def save
  File.open(@dbfile,'w') do |f|
    YAML::dump(@db.values,f)
  end
end