Re: Read connection repository file at runtime

Thanks Armin. Sorry for taking so long to reply. I've solved it 
programatically for now. I would say the best solution would be the 
customizable class to read xml metadata interface that you suggested.

Steve Vangasse
www.boardshop.co.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Armin Waibel" <[email protected]>
To: "OJB Users List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Read connection repository file at runtime


> Hi Steve,
>
> Steve Vangasse wrote:
>> I'm trying to load a connection repository xml file at runtime using 
>> MetadataManager.readConnectionRepository method. The problem is that the 
>> xml file is inside a jar. Passing readConnectionRepository the file name 
>> causes it to look inside the filesystem relative to the application (in 
>> this case Tomcat's bin directory). Passing readConnectionRepository a 
>> stream read using 
>> MyClass.class.getResourceAsStream("repository_frag.xml") finds the xml 
>> file but then has a problem finding the repository.dtd for which it looks 
>> in the filesystem relative to the application.
>>
>
> You are right, I can reproduce this behavior with latest version from SVN 
> (OJB_1_0_RELEASE branch).
>
>
>> Does anyone know of a way of getting round either of these problems? I 
>> thought their might be a way of using a custom EntityResolver that forces 
>> OJB to find the dtd file inside my jar file but I couldn't find a way of 
>> doing this.
>
> Currently it's not possible to solve this problem without modifying the 
> class RepositoryPersistor (this class read/write xml metadata and was used 
> by MetadataManager to read in metadata classes).
>
> Locally I fixed your problem by using a custom EntityResolver (as you 
> suggested above) in class RepositoryPersistor (latest from OJB_1_0_RELEASE 
> branch) to resolve the URI.
>
> I will fix this issue for OJB 1.0.5, what do you think will be the best 
> solution (configurable class RepositoryPersistor / new customizable class 
> to read xml metadata interface "RepositoryReader")?
>
> regards,
> Armin
>
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Steve Vangasse
>>
>>
>>
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