Class ConnectorAction

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.Action

    public class ConnectorAction
    extends javax.swing.AbstractAction
    Action which controls logging in to and out of a remote service using a Connector object. This action can be put into a button whose text will read "Log In" and "Log Out" as appropriate. It has a property with the key CONNECTION_PROPERTY which contains the active Connection object, so that PropertyChangeListeners may be configured to watch when a connection is established or broken. A log in attempt will pop up a modal dialogue asking for the various authorization information required to attempt the connection.
    Since:
    18 Feb 2005
    Author:
    Mark Taylor (Starlink)
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static java.lang.String CONNECTION_PROPERTY
      Key for the property which stores a Connection object.
      • Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

        changeSupport, enabled
      • Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

        ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void actionPerformed​(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)  
      protected javax.swing.JDialog createDialog​(java.awt.Component parent)
      Constructs the dialogue which is used to ask the user for authorization information.
      Connection getConnection()
      Returns the currently active connection.
      Connector getConnector()
      Returns the connector used by this action.
      void setEnabled​(boolean enabled)  
      • Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

        addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, getKeys, getPropertyChangeListeners, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
      • Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

        accept
    • Field Detail

      • CONNECTION_PROPERTY

        public static final java.lang.String CONNECTION_PROPERTY
        Key for the property which stores a Connection object.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Constructor Detail

      • ConnectorAction

        public ConnectorAction​(Connector connector)
        Constructor.
        Parameters:
        connector - connector describing the service this action can connect to
    • Method Detail

      • actionPerformed

        public void actionPerformed​(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
      • createDialog

        protected javax.swing.JDialog createDialog​(java.awt.Component parent)
        Constructs the dialogue which is used to ask the user for authorization information.
        Parameters:
        parent - parent component
        Returns:
        dialogue
      • setEnabled

        public void setEnabled​(boolean enabled)
        Specified by:
        setEnabled in interface javax.swing.Action
        Overrides:
        setEnabled in class javax.swing.AbstractAction
      • getConnector

        public Connector getConnector()
        Returns the connector used by this action.
        Returns:
        connector
      • getConnection

        public Connection getConnection()
        Returns the currently active connection. May be null if no connection is active. If the connection has expired, this may result in the connection property being reset to null. Thus it's very likely that the connection returned from this method will be active, but it can't be guaranteed that it won't have expired between this method returning it and the caller receiving it.
        Returns:
        connection, hopefully an active one