i created a settings panel that uses a .property file to save settings.

i modified OrderDB to use the .property file

Order Processor/.settings.propertys

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#---No Comment---
+#Wed Jan 19 13:29:12 EST 2011
+server_parrword=
+server_location=tcdevsvn1
+use_remote_server=true
+server_port_number=3306
+server_user_name=

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/DB/OrderDB.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.Ostermiller.util.CSVParser;
 import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.Date;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.Main;
 import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.Order;
 import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.OrderExistsException;
 import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.ProgressListener;
+import com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.UI.SettingsPanel;
 
 /**
  * An SQLite Order Data Base
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ public class OrderDB {
 	private String dbLocation;
 	private boolean isLoadingFile = false;
 	private ArrayList<Order> list;
+	private boolean isUsingRemoteDatabase;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new OrderDB
@@ -56,7 +59,12 @@ public class OrderDB {
 	 * @throws Exception 
 	 */
 	public OrderDB() throws ClassNotFoundException, SQLException, SocketException {
-		if(Main.USE_REMOTE_DB) {
+		
+		Properties props = getProperties();
+		
+		isUsingRemoteDatabase = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.IS_USING_REMOTE_SERVER, "false"));
+	
+		if(isUsingRemoteDatabase) {
 			Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
 		}
 		else {
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ public class OrderDB {
 	    
 //	    stat.executeUpdate("drop table if exists Orders;");
 	    try {
-	    	if(Main.USE_REMOTE_DB)
+	    	if(isUsingRemoteDatabase)
 	    		stat.executeUpdate(CREATE_TABLE);
 	    	else
 	    		stat.executeUpdate(CREATE_TABLE_LOCAL);
@@ -80,6 +88,24 @@ public class OrderDB {
 	    conn.close();
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * gets the properties from the properties file
+	 * @return properties
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	private Properties getProperties() {
+		Properties props = new java.util.Properties();
+		try {
+			FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(".settings.propertys");
+			props.load(in);
+			in.close();
+			return props;
+		} catch (IOException e1) {
+			e1.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return props;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * counts the number of lines in a csv file
 	 * @param file to be read
@@ -161,8 +187,20 @@ public class OrderDB {
 	 * @author ricky barrette
 	 */
 	private Connection getConnection() throws SQLException, SocketException{
-		if(Main.USE_REMOTE_DB)
+		Properties props = getProperties();
-			return DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://tcdevsvn1/Orders");
+		
+		if(isUsingRemoteDatabase){
+			String url = "jdbc:mysql://"+props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_LOCATION)+":"+props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_PORT_NUMBER, "3306")+"/Orders";
+			
+			if(props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_USERNAME).length() > 0)
+				url += "?user="+ props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_USERNAME); 
+			
+			if(props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_PASSWORD).length() > 0)
+				url += "&password="+ props.getProperty(SettingsPanel.SERVER_PASSWORD);
+			
+			return DriverManager.getConnection(url);
+					
+		}
 		else
 			return DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:"+ dbLocation+".db");
 	}
@@ -283,20 +321,12 @@ public class OrderDB {
 		int row = 1;
 		int count = getCount();
 		
-//		Connection conn = getConnection();
-//		Statement stat = conn.createStatement();
-//		ResultSet rs = stat.executeQuery("select * from Orders;");
         ArrayList<Order> list = new ArrayList<Order>();
         String[] parts = text.split(", ");
-//        ByteArrayInputStream bais;
+        
-//	    ObjectInputStream ins;
-//        while (rs.next()) {
         for(Order order : getAllOrders()){
         	if(mListener != null && ! isLoadingFile)
         		mListener.onProgressUpdate("Searching for: "+text, false, row++, count);
-//        	bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(rs.getBytes("item"));
-//		    ins = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
-//		    Order order = (Order) ins.readObject();
 		    
 		    for (int i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
 				if (isExclusive) {
@@ -309,11 +339,7 @@ public class OrderDB {
 						|| order.getCustomerContry().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).contains(parts[i].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)))
 					list.add(order);
 			}
-//			ins.close();
-//		    bais.close();
 		 }
-//		 rs.close();
-//		 conn.close();
 			
 		Collections.sort(list);
 		return list;

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/MainWindow.java

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ProgressListen
         tabbedPane.addTab("Main", initializeMainPanel());
         tabbedPane.addTab("Search Orders", new SearchPanel(this));
         tabbedPane.addTab("Show All Orders", new ShowAllPanel(this));
+        tabbedPane.addTab("Settings", new SettingsPanel());
+        
 
         this.getContentPane().add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
         

Order Processor/src/com/TwentyCodes/java/OrderProcessor/UI/SettingsPanel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/**
+ * SettingsPanel.java
+ * @date Jan 19, 2011
+ * @author ricky barrette
+ * @author Twenty Codes, LLC
+ */
+package com.TwentyCodes.java.OrderProcessor.UI;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import javax.swing.GroupLayout;
+import javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JPasswordField;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement;
+
+/**
+ * this panel will be used to display and handle application settings
+ * @author ricky barrette
+ */
+public class SettingsPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2568209868143577096L;
+	public static final String IS_USING_REMOTE_SERVER = "use_remote_server";
+	public static final String SERVER_LOCATION = "server_location";
+	public static final String SERVER_PORT_NUMBER = "server_port_number";
+	public static final String SERVER_USERNAME = "server_user_name";
+	public static final String SERVER_PASSWORD = "server_parrword";
+	private JTextField mServerLocation;
+	private JTextField mPortNumber;
+	private JTextField mUserName;
+	private JPasswordField mUserPassword;
+	private boolean isUsingRemoteServer;
+	private JButton mSaveButton;
+	private JCheckBox mUseRemoteDatabase;
+	private Properties mProps;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new SettingsPanel
+	 * @author ricky barrette
+	 */
+	public SettingsPanel() {
+		
+		JLabel lblMysqlServerLocation = new JLabel("MYsql server location:");
+		
+		mServerLocation = new JTextField();
+		mServerLocation.setColumns(10);
+		
+		mUseRemoteDatabase = new JCheckBox("Use Remote Database?");
+		mUseRemoteDatabase.addActionListener(this);
+		
+		JLabel lblMysqlServerPort = new JLabel("MYsql server port:");
+		
+		mPortNumber = new JTextField();
+		mPortNumber.setColumns(10);
+		mPortNumber.setText("3306");
+		
+		JLabel lblMysql = new JLabel("MYsql serevr username:");
+		
+		JLabel lblMysqlServerPassword = new JLabel("MYsql server password:");
+		
+		mUserName = new JTextField();
+		mUserName.setColumns(10);
+		
+		mUserPassword = new JPasswordField();
+		mUserPassword.setColumns(10);
+		
+		mServerLocation.setEnabled(false);
+		mPortNumber.setEnabled(false);
+		mUserName.setEnabled(false);
+		mUserPassword.setEnabled(false);
+		
+		mSaveButton = new JButton("Save");
+		mSaveButton.addActionListener(this);
+		
+		GroupLayout groupLayout = new GroupLayout(this);
+		groupLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
+			groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
+				.addGroup(groupLayout.createSequentialGroup()
+					.addContainerGap()
+					.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
+						.addGroup(groupLayout.createSequentialGroup()
+							.addComponent(mUseRemoteDatabase)
+							.addContainerGap())
+						.addGroup(groupLayout.createSequentialGroup()
+							.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
+								.addComponent(lblMysqlServerLocation)
+								.addComponent(lblMysqlServerPort)
+								.addComponent(lblMysql)
+								.addComponent(lblMysqlServerPassword))
+							.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+							.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING, false)
+								.addComponent(mServerLocation)
+								.addComponent(mSaveButton, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+								.addComponent(mUserPassword)
+								.addComponent(mUserName)
+								.addComponent(mPortNumber))
+							.addContainerGap(139, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
+		);
+		groupLayout.setVerticalGroup(
+			groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
+				.addGroup(groupLayout.createSequentialGroup()
+					.addContainerGap()
+					.addComponent(mUseRemoteDatabase)
+					.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+					.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
+						.addComponent(lblMysqlServerLocation)
+						.addComponent(mServerLocation, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+					.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+					.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
+						.addComponent(lblMysqlServerPort)
+						.addComponent(mPortNumber, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+					.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+					.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
+						.addComponent(lblMysql)
+						.addComponent(mUserName, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+					.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+					.addGroup(groupLayout.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
+						.addComponent(lblMysqlServerPassword)
+						.addComponent(mUserPassword, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
+					.addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+					.addComponent(mSaveButton)
+					.addContainerGap(142, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+		);
+		setLayout(groupLayout);
+
+		// create and load default properties
+		mProps = new Properties();
+		
+
+		
+		mProps = new java.util.Properties();
+		try {
+			FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(".settings.propertys");
+			mProps.load(in);
+			in.close();
+			isUsingRemoteServer = Boolean.parseBoolean(mProps.getProperty(IS_USING_REMOTE_SERVER, "false"));
+			
+			if(isUsingRemoteServer){
+				mServerLocation.setEnabled(true);
+				mPortNumber.setEnabled(true);
+				mUserName.setEnabled(true);
+				mUserPassword.setEnabled(true);
+				mUseRemoteDatabase.setSelected(true);
+			}
+				
+			mServerLocation.setText(mProps.getProperty(SERVER_LOCATION));
+			mPortNumber.setText(mProps.getProperty(SERVER_PORT_NUMBER));;
+			mUserName.setText(mProps.getProperty(SERVER_USERNAME));;
+		
+				
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+		if(e.getSource() == mSaveButton){
+			mProps.put(SERVER_LOCATION, mServerLocation.getText());
+			mProps.put(SERVER_PORT_NUMBER, mPortNumber.getText());
+			mProps.put(SERVER_USERNAME, mUserName.getText());
+			mProps.put(SERVER_PASSWORD, new String(mUserPassword.getPassword()));
+			try {
+				 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(".settings.propertys");
+				mProps.store(out, "---No Comment---");
+				out.close();
+			} catch (FileNotFoundException e1) {
+				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+				e1.printStackTrace();
+			} catch (IOException e1) {
+				// TODO Auto-gene1rated catch block
+				e1.printStackTrace();
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if(e.getSource() == mUseRemoteDatabase){
+			mProps.put(IS_USING_REMOTE_SERVER, Boolean.toString(mUseRemoteDatabase.isSelected()));
+			try {
+				 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(".settings.propertys");
+				mProps.store(out, "---No Comment---");
+				out.close();
+			} catch (FileNotFoundException e1) {
+				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+				e1.printStackTrace();
+			} catch (IOException e1) {
+				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+				e1.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			
+			
+			if(mUseRemoteDatabase.isSelected()){
+				mServerLocation.setEnabled(true);
+				mPortNumber.setEnabled(true);
+				mUserName.setEnabled(true);
+				mUserPassword.setEnabled(true);
+			} else {
+				mServerLocation.setEnabled(false);
+				mPortNumber.setEnabled(false);
+				mUserName.setEnabled(false);
+				mUserPassword.setEnabled(false);
+			}
+		} 
+		
+	}
+}

Order Processor/version infomation/changelog

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ added an overwrite file dialog.
 added the customer country to the order object.
 updated .CSV export
 
-1.0.2
+1.0.2 b 30
 
-i replaced the old sqlite driver (for local databases) with the mySQL driver to interface with TCDEVSVN1's order database
+i replaced the old sqlite driver (for local databases) with the mySQL driver to interface with TCDEVSVN1's order database
+
+1.0.3 b 31
+
+i created a settings panel that uses a .property file to save settings.
+i modified OrderDB to use the .property file

Order Processor/version infomation/version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.2 b 30
+1.0.3 b 31