Here is the domain class:
class User {
String name
String email
static constraints = {
name()
email(unique: true)
}
}
The email unique property is being ignored when I call save method, and a duplicated records is created. Am I missing something here?
found the solution:
static mapping = {
email index:true, indexAttributes: [unique:true]
}
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I'm using Filehelpers to parse a very wide, fixed format file and want to be able to take the resulting object and load it into a DB using EF. I'm getting a missing key error when I try to load the object into the DB and when I try and add an Id I get a Filehelpers error. So it seems like either fix breaks the other. I know I can map a Filehelpers object to a POCO object and load that but I'm dealing with dozens (sometimes hundreds of columns) so I would rather not have to go through that hassle.
I'm also open to other suggestions for parsing a fixed width file and loading the results into a DB. One option of course is to use an ETL tool but I'd rather do this in code.
Thanks!
This is the FileHelpers class:
public class AccountBalanceDetail
{
[FieldHidden]
public int Id; // Added to try and get EF to work
[FieldFixedLength(1)]
public string RecordNuber;
[FieldFixedLength(3)]
public string Branch;
// Additional fields below
}
And this is the method that's processing the file:
public static bool ProcessFile()
{
var dir = Properties.Settings.Default.DataDirectory;
var engine = new MultiRecordEngine(typeof(AccountBalanceHeader), typeof(AccountBalanceDetail), typeof(AccountBalanceTrailer));
engine.RecordSelector = new RecordTypeSelector(CustomSelector);
var fileName = dir + "\\MOCK_ACCTBAL_L1500.txt";
var res = engine.ReadFile(fileName);
foreach (var rec in res)
{
var type = rec.GetType();
if (type.Name == "AccountBalanceHeader") continue;
if (type.Name == "AccountBalanceTrailer") continue;
var data = rec as AccountBalanceDetail; // Throws an error if AccountBalanceDetail.Id has a getter and setter
using (var ctx = new ApplicationDbContext())
{
// Throws an error if there is no valid Id on AccountBalanceDetail
// EntityType 'AccountBalanceDetail' has no key defined. Define the key for this EntityType.
ctx.AccountBalanceDetails.Add(data);
ctx.SaveChanges();
}
//Console.WriteLine(rec.ToString());
}
return true;
}
Entity Framework needs the key to be a property, not a field, so you could try declaring it instead as:
public int Id {get; set;}
I suspect FileHelpers might well be confused by the autogenerated backing field, so you might need to do it long form in order to be able to mark the backing field with the [FieldHidden] attribute, i.e.,
[FieldHidden]
private int _Id;
public int Id
{
get { return _Id; }
set { _Id = value; }
}
However, you are trying to use the same class for two unrelated purposes and this is generally bad design. On the one hand AccountBalanceDetail is the spec for the import format. On the other you are also trying to use it to describe the Entity. Instead you should create separate classes and map between the two with a LINQ function or a library like AutoMapper.
Given the Play Framework 2.3 Computer Database sample application, I would like to practice adding a unique constraint on an attribute. Let's say I want the name attribute of the Computer class to be unique. I've tried to do this by adding a validate() function (and a getter) to Computer.java:
public List<ValidationError> validate() {
List<ValidationError> errors = new ArrayList<ValidationError>();
if(Computer.find.where().eq("name", getName()).findRowCount() != 0){
errors.add(new ValidationError("name", "Name must be unique. That value is already taken."));
}
return errors;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
This check works when creating new records in the database, however, this now causes a validation error when you update a Computer object but don't change the name. Is there a way to add a uniqueness constraint, similar to Rails? How can I validate uniqueness in Play?
Thanks!
UPDATE: see the answer by davide.
I ended up using the #Column(unique = true) constraint from the javax.persistence API. This doesn't generate an error in Play forms; instead, it throws a PersistenceException. Therefore I had to add change my controller to achieve the behavior I wanted. Both the create() and update() actions need a try/catch like this:
try {
computerForm.get().save();
} catch (PersistenceException pe) {
flash("error", "Please correct errors below.");
formData.reject("name", "Name conflict. Please choose a different name.");
return badRequest(createForm.render(computerForm));
}
UPDATE 2: each of the answers below is a possible solution
You need to exclude current entity from unique checking, i.e. like that:
if(Computer.find.where().eq("name", getName()).ne("id", getId()).findRowCount() != 0){
errors.add(new ValidationError("name", "Name must be unique."));
}
It will give you SQL query during update:
select count(*) from computer t0 where t0.name = 'Foo' and t0.id <> 123
And this during create:
select count(*) from computer t0 where t0.name = 'Foo' and t0.id is not null
P.S. ne() expression stands for Not Equal To and of course this approach assumes that your name field is Required
Edit: I sent you pull request with working solution, all you need is to add hidden field in your editForm like:
<input name="id" type="hidden" value='#computerForm("id").value'/>
Other thing is that you can simplify your model, i.e. don't need for getters for public fields.
I not sure if this answer your question, because I'm not familiar with Ruby syntax.
To "create a uniqueness constraint in the database" you can use the javax persistence API. Ebean will also recognize this.
To have a plain uniqueness constraint which involves a single field, you can use the #Column annotation:
#Entity
public class Computer extends Model {
...
#Column(unique = true)
public String name;
...
}
If you need some combination of fields to be unique, instead use the
#Table annotation
#Table(
uniqueConstraints=
#UniqueConstraint(columnNames={"name", "brand"})
)
#Entity
public class Computer extends Model {
...
public String name;
public String brand;
...
}
I hope it helps!
I have been working to setup Ormlite as the primary data access layer between a PostgreSQL database and Java application. Everything has been fairly straightforward, until I started messing with PostgreSQL's array types. In my case, I have two tables that make use of text[] array type. Following the documentation, I created a custom data persister as below:
public class StringArrayPersister extends StringType {
private static final StringArrayPersister singleTon = new StringArrayPersister();
private StringArrayPersister() {
super(SqlType.STRING, new Class<?>[]{String[].class});
}
public static StringArrayPersister getSingleton() {
return singleTon;
}
#Override
public Object javaToSqlArg(FieldType fieldType, Object javaObject) {
String[] array = (String[]) javaObject;
if (array == null) {
return null;
} else {
String join = "";
for (String str : array) {
join += str +",";
}
return "'{" + join.substring(0,join.length() - 1) + "}'";
}
}
#Override
public Object sqlArgToJava(FieldType fieldType, Object sqlArg, int columnPos) {
String string = (String) sqlArg;
if (string == null) {
return null;
} else {
return string.replaceAll("[{}]","").split(",");
}
}
}
And then in my business object implementation, I set up the persister class on the column likeso:
#DatabaseField(columnName = TAGS_FIELD, persisterClass = StringArrayPersister.class)
private String[] tags;
When ever I try inserting a new record with the Dao.create statement, I get an error message saying tags is of type text[], but got character varying... However, when querying existing records from the database, the business object (and text array) load just fine.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
PostGresSQL 9.2. The exact error message:
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: column "tags" is
of type text[] but expression is of type character varying Hint: You
will need to rewrite or cast the expression.
I've not used ormlite before (I generally use MyBatis), however, I believe the proximal issue is this code:
private StringArrayPersister() {
super(SqlType.STRING, new Class<?>[]{String[].class});
}
SqlType.String is mapped to varchar in SQL in the ormlite code, and so therefore I believe is the proximal cause of the error you're getting. See ormlite SQL Data Types info for more detail on that.
Try changing it to this:
private StringArrayPersister() {
super(SqlType.OTHER, new Class<?>[]{String[].class});
}
There may be other tweaks necessary as well to get it fully up and running, but that should get you passed this particular error with the varchar type mismatch.
I have two domain classes. One is :
class User {
String login
String password
String firstName
String lastName
String address
String email
static constraints = {
login blank:false, size:5..15,matches:/[\S]+/, unique:true
password blank:false, size:5..15,matches:/[\S]+/
firstName blank:false
lastName blank:false
email email: true
}
}
And other is
class AddWebsite {
String website
User user
static constraints = {
website blank:false
website(unique: ['user'])
}
}
I am working with MongoDB at the backend. I need that for a particular login value, all siteURL values should be unique. Ex: login = abc#gmail.com. Then this user can have all unique url only in the database. But same urls can exist for different users. How do I do that using the unique constraint or any other approach?
Use embedded sub-documents to store SiteURL instances right inside the User. Then you define the collection to be a Set, which makes sure, all it's entries are unique. If you want to use the default mongo collection types or want to persist the order, define an interceptor like:
def beforeSave = {
urls = urls.unique()
}
UPDATE:
If your urls are plain strings, use the default primitive collection (no hasMany):
class User {
String login
//...
Set urls = new HashSet()
}
In this case you should be able to place unique constraint on the AddWebsite domain class such as this:
class AddWebsite {
String website
User user
static constraints = {
website(blank:false, unique: ['user'])
}
}
This will ensure that each website is unique in the database per user. Notice that multiple constraints are applied to the property website.
edited to match updated question.
It finally worked. I was getting the user cannot be null error while entering the website though it was not being validated in the AddWebsite domain class. I made the following changes and got it to work:
class AddWebsite{
String website
User user
static belongsTo = [user: User]
static constraints = {
website( url:true, unique: ['user'])
}
}
And in my controller also, I set the value of the user object to the session variable:
def addWebsites() {
if(request.method == 'POST') {
def w = new AddWebsite()
w.properties[
'website'
] = params
w.user = session["user"] //modified to make it work
if(w.save()) {
render view:'addWebsites', model:[message: "Successfully saved"]
}
else {
return [addWebsite:w]
}
}
Hope it helps someone :)
I have a domain class:
class Book {
String id
Date dateCreated
Date lastUpdated
String title
boolean acceptPolicy // defines if the user accepts the terms and privacy poicy
String uploadImageId
static transients = [ "acceptPolicy" ]
static constraints = {
acceptPolicy( validator: { val, obj -> val == true} )
}
}
I choose "acceptPolicy" as a field which should not be stored in the database. When I create a book object everything works find. The problem occurs when I update the book instance. Every time I try to save I get a validation error for the "acceptPolicy". This should not be the case because "acceptPolicy" is not stored in the database. I also tried to set the
acceptPolicy = true
in a hidden input field but still this problem occurs. How can I fix it?
Change the validator and make it behave so that it only validates the acceptPolicy field when the entity is not yet persistent:
acceptPolicy( validator: { val, obj -> obj.id || val } )