xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile Class Reference

Base class for file-based XML configuration. More...

`#include <xmltooling/util/ReloadableXMLFile.h>`

Inheritance diagram for xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile:

## Public Member Functions

Lockable * | lock ()
| Lock the associated object for exclusive access.
void | unlock ()
| Unlock the associated object from exclusive access.

## Protected Member Functions

| ReloadableXMLFile (const xercesc::DOMElement *e, logging::Category &log, bool startReloadThread=true, bool deprecationSupport=true)
| Constructor taking a DOM element supporting the following content:
virtual std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > | background_load ()
| Loads configuration material.
virtual std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > | load (bool backup, std::string backingFile)
| Basic load/parse of configuration material.
virtual Lockable * | getBackupLock ()
| Accesses a lock interface protecting use of backup file associated with the object.
std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > | load ()
| Basic load/parse of configuration material.
void | preserveCacheTag ()
| Preserves the last remote resource caching identifier in a backup file for use on the next restart.
void | startup ()
| Starts up reload thread, can be automatically called by constructor, or manually invoked by subclass.
void | shutdown ()
| Shuts down reload thread, should be called from subclass destructor.

## Protected Attributes

const xercesc::DOMElement * | m_root
| Root of the original DOM element passed into constructor.
bool | m_local
| Indicates whether resources is local or remote.
bool | m_validate
| Use a validating parser when parsing XML.
std::string | m_source
| Resource location, may be a local path or a URI.
std::string | m_backing
| Path to backup copy for remote resource.
time_t | m_filestamp
| Last modification of local resource.
long | m_reloadInterval
| Time in seconds to wait before trying for new copy of remote resource.
std::string | m_cacheTag
| Caching tag associated with remote resource.
boost::scoped_ptr< RWLock > | m_lock
| Shared lock for guarding reloads.
logging::Category & | m_log
| Logging object.
std::string | m_id
| Plugin identifier.
bool | m_loaded
| Indicates whether a usable version of the resource is in place.
boost::scoped_ptr< CredentialResolver > | m_credResolver
| CredentialResolver for signature verification.
boost::scoped_ptr< SignatureTrustEngine > | m_trust
| TrustEngine for signature verification.
std::string | m_signerName
| Name of signer for signature verification.

## Detailed Description

Base class for file-based XML configuration.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ReloadableXMLFile()

xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::ReloadableXMLFile | ( | const xercesc::DOMElement * | e,
|  | logging::Category & | log,
|  | bool | startReloadThread = true,
|  | bool | deprecationSupport = true )

protected

Constructor taking a DOM element supporting the following content:

path
  identifies a local file
url
  identifies a remote resource
validate
  use a validating parser
reloadChanges
  enables monitoring of local file for changes
reloadInterval or maxRefreshDelay
  enables periodic refresh of remote file
backingFilePath
  location for backup of remote resource
id
  identifies the plugin instance for logging purposes
certificate
  requires XML be signed with an enveloped signature verifiable with specified key
signerName
  requires XML be signed with an enveloped signature verifiable with <TrustEngine> by certificate containing this name
<CredentialResolver>
  requires XML be signed with an enveloped signature verifiable with specified key
<TrustEngine>
  requires XML be signed with an enveloped signature verifiable with specified TrustEngine

Parameters

  e | DOM to supply configuration
  log | logging object to use
  startReloadThread | true iff refresh thread for resources should be started by constructor
  deprecationSupport | true iff deprecated options and settings should be accepted

## Member Function Documentation

## background_load()

virtual std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::background_load | ( |  | ) |

protected virtual

Loads configuration material.

This method is called to load configuration material initially and any time a change is detected. The base version performs basic parsing duties and returns the result.

This method is not called with the object locked, so actual modification of implementation state requires explicit locking within the method override.

Returns
  a pair consisting of a flag indicating whether to take ownership of the document, and the root element of the tree to load

## getBackupLock()

virtual Lockable * xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::getBackupLock | ( |  | ) |

protected virtual

Accesses a lock interface protecting use of backup file associated with the object.

The lock is NOT acquired automatically.

Returns
  pointer to a lock interface, or nullptr if unnecessary

## load() [1/2]

std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::load | ( |  | ) |

protected

Basic load/parse of configuration material.

The base version erforms basic parsing duties and returns the result. Subclasses should override the new background_load() method and perform their own locking in conjunction with calling this method.

Returns
  a pair consisting of a flag indicating whether to take ownership of the document, and the root element of the tree to load

## load() [2/2]

virtual std::pair< bool, xercesc::DOMElement * > xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::load | ( | bool | backup,
|  | std::string | backingFile )

protected virtual

Basic load/parse of configuration material.

The base version performs basic parsing duties and returns the result. Subclasses should override the new background_load() method and perform their own locking in conjunction with use of this method.

This version allows subclasses to explicitly control the use of a backup for remote resources, which allows additional validation to be performed besides just successful XML parsing.

Anyone calling this code needs to take ownership of the job of creating the backup (if the input is well formed). As an assist, providing a unique file name as the second parameter causes the input source to be copied to this file. Thus backup can be done without locking and the job of creating the backup consists of doing a rename (under the lock).

Parameters

  backup | true iff the backup source should be loaded
  backingFile | Filename to copy the input to

Returns
  a pair consisting of a flag indicating whether to take ownership of the document, and the root element of the tree to load

## lock()

Lockable * xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::lock | ( |  | ) |

virtual

Lock the associated object for exclusive access.

Returns
  a pointer to the object being locked

Implements xmltooling::Lockable.

## unlock()

void xmltooling::ReloadableXMLFile::unlock | ( |  | ) |

virtual

Unlock the associated object from exclusive access.

Implements xmltooling::Lockable.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- xmltooling/util/ReloadableXMLFile.h