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5    * Copyright (C) 2000 William Chesters
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44   */
45  
46  package org.melati.poem;
47  
48  import org.melati.poem.generated.GroupTableBase;
49  
50  /**
51   * The {@link Table} of {@link Group}s.
52   *
53   * Every Melati DB has this table.
54   * This table will contain at least 
55   * <code>Melati database administrators</code>. 
56   *
57   * Melati POEM generated, programmer modifiable stub 
58   * for a <code>GroupTable</code> object.
59   * <p>
60   * Description: 
61   *   A group to which registered users of the database can belong. 
62   * </p>
63   *
64   * 
65   * <table> 
66   * <caption>
67   * Field summary for SQL table <code>Group</code>
68   * </caption>
69   * <tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr>
70   * <tr><td> id </td><td> Integer </td><td> The Table Row Object ID </td></tr> 
71   * <tr><td> name </td><td> String </td><td> A human-readable name for the 
72   * group </td></tr> 
73   * </table> 
74   * 
75   * See  org.melati.poem.prepro.TableDef#generateTableMainJava 
76   */
77  public class GroupTable<T extends Group> extends GroupTableBase<T> {
78  
79   /**
80    * Constructor.
81    * 
82    * See org.melati.poem.prepro.TableDef#generateTableMainJava 
83    * @param database          the POEM database we are using
84    * @param name              the name of this <code>Table</code>
85    * @param definitionSource  which definition is being used
86    * @throws PoemException    if anything goes wrong
87    */
88    public GroupTable(
89        Database database, String name,
90        DefinitionSource definitionSource) throws PoemException {
91      super(database, name, definitionSource);
92    }
93  
94    // programmer's domain-specific code here
95  
96    private Group administratorsGroup;
97  
98    /**
99     * @return the Group to which administrators belong
100    */
101   public Group administratorsGroup() {
102     return administratorsGroup;
103   }
104 
105   public void postInitialise() {
106     super.postInitialise();
107 
108     administratorsGroup = ensure("Melati database administrators");
109 
110   }
111   
112  /**
113   * Make sure that a record exists.
114   *
115   * @param name the name of the {@link Group} to ensure
116   * @return the existing or newly created {@link Group}
117   */
118   public Group ensure(String name) {
119     Group group = (Group)getNameColumn().firstWhereEq(name);
120     if (group != null)
121       return group;
122     else {
123       group = (Group)newPersistent();
124       group.setName(name);
125       return (Group)getNameColumn().ensure(group);
126     }
127   }
128 
129 }