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package org.apache.torque.oid;

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import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.torque.Database;
import org.apache.torque.Torque;
import org.apache.torque.TorqueException;
import org.apache.torque.util.Transaction;

/**
 * This method of ID generation is used to ensure that code is
 * more database independent.  For example, MySQL has an auto-increment
 * feature while Oracle uses sequences.  It caches several ids to
 * avoid needing a Connection for every request.
 *
 * This class uses the table ID_TABLE defined in
 * conf/master/id-table-schema.xml.  The columns in ID_TABLE are used as
 * follows:<br>
 *
 * ID_TABLE_ID - The PK for this row (any unique int).<br>
 * TABLE_NAME - The name of the table you want ids for.<br>
 * NEXT_ID - The next id returned by IDBroker when it queries the
 *           database (not when it returns an id from memory).<br>
 * QUANTITY - The number of ids that IDBroker will cache in memory.<br>
 * <p>
 * Use this class like this:
 * <pre>
 * int id = dbMap.getIDBroker().getNextIdAsInt(null, "TABLE_NAME");
 *  - or -
 * BigDecimal[] ids = ((IDBroker)dbMap.getIDBroker())
 *     .getNextIds("TABLE_NAME", numOfIdsToReturn);
 * </pre>
 *
 * NOTE: When the ID_TABLE must be updated we must ensure that
 * IDBroker objects running in different JVMs do not overwrite each
 * other.  This is accomplished using using the transactional support
 * occuring in some databases.  Using this class with a database that
 * does not support transactions should be limited to a single JVM.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:frank.kim@clearink.com">Frank Y. Kim</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jmcnally@collab.net">John D. McNally</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
 * @version $Id: IDBroker.java 1402640 2012-10-26 19:58:19Z tfischer $
 */
public class IDBroker implements Runnable, IdGenerator {
    /** Name of the ID_TABLE = ID_TABLE */
    public static final String ID_TABLE = "ID_TABLE";

    /** Table_Name column name */
    public static final String COL_TABLE_NAME = "TABLE_NAME";

    /** Fully qualified Table_Name column name */
    public static final String TABLE_NAME = ID_TABLE + "." + COL_TABLE_NAME;

    /** ID column name */
    public static final String COL_TABLE_ID = "ID_TABLE_ID";

    /** Fully qualified ID column name */
    public static final String TABLE_ID = ID_TABLE + "." + COL_TABLE_ID;

    /** Next_ID column name */
    public static final String COL_NEXT_ID = "NEXT_ID";

    /** Fully qualified Next_ID column name */
    public static final String NEXT_ID = ID_TABLE + "." + COL_NEXT_ID;

    /** Quantity column name */
    public static final String COL_QUANTITY = "QUANTITY";

    /** Fully qualified Quantity column name */
    public static final String QUANTITY = ID_TABLE + "." + COL_QUANTITY;

    /** The backup quantity which is used if an error occurs. */
    private static final double PREFETCH_BACKUP_QUANTITY = 10d;

    /** The default maximum for the quantity determined by cleverquantity. */
    private static final double CLEVERQUANTITY_MAX_DEFAULT = 10000d;

    /** the name of the database in which this IdBroker is running. */
    private final String databaseName;

    /**
     * The default size of the per-table meta data <code>Hashtable</code>
     * objects.
     */
    private static final int DEFAULT_SIZE = 40;

    /**
     * The cached IDs for each table.
     *
     * Key: String table name.
     * Value: List of Integer IDs.
     */
    private final Map<String, List<BigDecimal>> ids = new Hashtable<String, List<BigDecimal>>(DEFAULT_SIZE);

    /**
     * The quantity of ids to grab for each table.
     *
     * Key: String table name.
     * Value: Integer quantity.
     */
    private final Map<String, BigDecimal> quantityStore = new Hashtable<String, BigDecimal>(DEFAULT_SIZE);

    /**
     * The last time this IDBroker queried the database for ids.
     *
     * Key: String table name.
     * Value: Date of last id request.
     */
    private final Map<String, java.util.Date> lastQueryTime = new Hashtable<String, java.util.Date>(DEFAULT_SIZE);

    /**
     * Amount of time for the thread to sleep
     */
    private static final long SLEEP_PERIOD = 60000;

    /**
     * The safety Margin
     */
    private static final float SAFETY_MARGIN = 1.2f;

    /**
     * The houseKeeperThread thread
     */
    private Thread houseKeeperThread = null;

    /**
     * Are transactions supported?
     */
    private boolean transactionsSupported = false;

    /** Whether the idBroker thread is running or not. */
    private boolean threadRunning = false;

    /** the configuration */
    private Configuration configuration;

    /** property name */
    private static final String DB_IDBROKER_CLEVERQUANTITY = "idbroker.clever.quantity";

    /** property name */
    private static final String DB_IDBROKER_CLEVERQUANTITY_MAX = "idbroker.clever.quantity.max";

    /** property name */
    private static final String DB_IDBROKER_PREFETCH = "idbroker.prefetch";

    /** property name */
    private static final String DB_IDBROKER_USENEWCONNECTION = "idbroker.usenewconnection";

    /** the log */
    private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(IDBroker.class);

    /**
     * Constructs an IdBroker for the given Database.
     *
     * @param database the database where this IdBroker is running in.
     */
    public IDBroker(Database database) {
        this.databaseName = database.getName();
        Torque.registerIDBroker(this);
    }

    /**
     * Starts the idBroker.
     */
    public void start() {
        configuration = Torque.getConfiguration();

        // Start the housekeeper thread only if prefetch has not been disabled
        if (configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_PREFETCH, true)) {
            houseKeeperThread = new Thread(this);
            // Indicate that this is a system thread. JVM will quit only when
            // there are no more active user threads. Settings threads spawned
            // internally by Torque as daemons allows commandline applications
            // using Torque terminate in an orderly manner.
            houseKeeperThread.setDaemon(true);
            houseKeeperThread.setName("Torque - ID Broker thread");
            houseKeeperThread.start();
        }

        // Check for Transaction support.  Give warning message if
        // IDBroker is being used with a database that does not
        // support transactions.
        Connection dbCon = null;
        try {
            dbCon = Transaction.begin(databaseName);
            transactionsSupported = dbCon.getMetaData().supportsTransactions();
            Transaction.commit(dbCon);
            dbCon = null;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.warn("Could not read from connection Metadata"
                    + " whether transactions are supported for the database " + databaseName, e);
            transactionsSupported = false;
        } finally {
            if (dbCon != null) {
                Transaction.safeRollback(dbCon);
            }
        }
        if (!transactionsSupported) {
            log.warn("IDBroker is being used with db '" + databaseName
                    + "', which does not support transactions. IDBroker "
                    + "attempts to use transactions to limit the possibility "
                    + "of duplicate key generation.  Without transactions, "
                    + "duplicate key generation is possible if multiple JVMs "
                    + "are used or other means are used to write to the " + "database.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Set the configuration
     *
     * @param configuration the configuration
     */
    public void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
        this.configuration = configuration;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an id as a primitive int.  Note this method does not
     * require a Connection, it just implements the KeyGenerator
     * interface.  if a Connection is needed one will be requested.
     * To force the use of the passed in connection set the configuration
     * property torque.idbroker.usenewconnection = false
     *
     * @param connection A Connection.
     * @param tableName an Object that contains additional info.
     * @return An int with the value for the id.
     * @exception Exception Database error.
     */
    public int getIdAsInt(Connection connection, Object tableName) throws TorqueException {
        return getIdAsBigDecimal(connection, tableName).intValue();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an id as a primitive long. Note this method does not
     * require a Connection, it just implements the KeyGenerator
     * interface.  if a Connection is needed one will be requested.
     * To force the use of the passed in connection set the configuration
     * property torque.idbroker.usenewconnection = false
     *
     * @param connection A Connection.
     * @param tableName a String that identifies a table.
     * @return A long with the value for the id.
     * @exception Exception Database error.
     */
    public long getIdAsLong(Connection connection, Object tableName) throws TorqueException {
        return getIdAsBigDecimal(connection, tableName).longValue();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an id as a BigDecimal. Note this method does not
     * require a Connection, it just implements the KeyGenerator
     * interface.  if a Connection is needed one will be requested.
     * To force the use of the passed in connection set the configuration
     * property torque.idbroker.usenewconnection = false
     *
     * @param connection A Connection.
     * @param tableName a String that identifies a table..
     * @return A BigDecimal id.
     * @exception Exception Database error.
     */
    public BigDecimal getIdAsBigDecimal(Connection connection, Object tableName) throws TorqueException {
        BigDecimal[] id = getNextIds((String) tableName, 1, connection);
        return id[0];
    }

    /**
     * Returns an id as a String. Note this method does not
     * require a Connection, it just implements the KeyGenerator
     * interface.  if a Connection is needed one will be requested.
     * To force the use of the passed in connection set the configuration
     * property torque.idbroker.usenewconnection = false
     *
     * @param connection A Connection should be null.
     * @param tableName a String that identifies a table.
     * @return A String id
     * @exception Exception Database error.
     */
    public String getIdAsString(Connection connection, Object tableName) throws TorqueException {
        return getIdAsBigDecimal(connection, tableName).toString();
    }

    /**
     * A flag to determine the timing of the id generation     *
     * @return a <code>boolean</code> value
     */
    public boolean isPriorToInsert() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * A flag to determine the timing of the id generation
     *
     * @return a <code>boolean</code> value
     */
    public boolean isPostInsert() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * A flag to determine whether a Connection is required to
     * generate an id.
     *
     * @return a <code>boolean</code> value
     */
    public boolean isConnectionRequired() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the idbroker thread is running.
     *
     * @return true if the thread is running, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isThreadRunning() {
        return threadRunning;
    }

    /**
     * This method returns x number of ids for the given table.
     *
     * @param tableName The name of the table for which we want an id.
     * @param numOfIdsToReturn The desired number of ids.
     * @return A BigDecimal.
     * @exception Exception Database error.
     */
    public synchronized BigDecimal[] getNextIds(String tableName, int numOfIdsToReturn) throws Exception {
        return getNextIds(tableName, numOfIdsToReturn, null);
    }

    /**
     * This method returns x number of ids for the given table.
     * Note this method does not require a Connection.
     * If a Connection is needed one will be requested.
     * To force the use of the passed in connection set the configuration
     * property torque.idbroker.usenewconnection = false
     *
     * @param tableName The name of the table for which we want an id.
     * @param numOfIdsToReturn The desired number of ids.
     * @param connection A Connection.
     * @return A BigDecimal.
     * @exception TorqueException on a database error.
     */
    public synchronized BigDecimal[] getNextIds(String tableName, int numOfIdsToReturn, Connection connection)
            throws TorqueException {
        if (tableName == null) {
            throw new TorqueException("getNextIds(): tableName == null");
        }

        // A note about the synchronization:  I (jmcnally) looked at
        // the synchronized blocks to avoid thread issues that were
        // being used in this and the storeId method.  I do not think
        // they were being effective, so I synchronized the method.
        // I have left the blocks that did exist commented in the code
        // to make it easier for others to take a look, because it
        // would be preferrable to avoid the synchronization on the
        // method

        List<BigDecimal> availableIds = ids.get(tableName);

        if (availableIds == null || availableIds.size() < numOfIdsToReturn) {
            if (availableIds == null) {
                log.debug("Forced id retrieval - no available list for table " + tableName);
            } else {
                log.debug("Forced id retrieval - " + availableIds.size() + " ids still available for table "
                        + tableName);
            }
            storeIDs(tableName, true, connection);
            availableIds = ids.get(tableName);
        }

        int size = availableIds.size() < numOfIdsToReturn ? availableIds.size() : numOfIdsToReturn;

        BigDecimal[] results = new BigDecimal[size];

        // We assume that availableIds will always come from the ids
        // Hashtable and would therefore always be the same object for
        // a specific table.
        //        synchronized (availableIds)
        //        {
        for (int i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            results[i] = availableIds.get(i);
            availableIds.remove(i);
        }
        //        }

        return results;
    }

    /**
     * @param tableName a <code>String</code> value that is used to identify
     * the row
     * @return a <code>boolean</code> value
     * @exception TorqueException if a Torque error occurs.
     * @exception Exception if another error occurs.
     */
    public boolean exists(String tableName) throws Exception {
        String query = new StringBuilder().append("select ").append(TABLE_NAME).append(" where ").append(TABLE_NAME)
                .append("='").append(tableName).append('\'').toString();

        boolean exists = false;
        Connection dbCon = null;
        try {
            dbCon = Transaction.begin(databaseName);
            Statement statement = dbCon.createStatement();
            ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery(query);
            exists = rs.next();
            statement.close();
            Transaction.commit(dbCon);
            dbCon = null;
        } finally {
            if (dbCon != null) {
                Transaction.safeRollback(dbCon);
            }
        }
        return exists;
    }

    /**
     * A background thread that tries to ensure that when someone asks
     * for ids, that there are already some loaded and that the
     * database is not accessed.
     */
    public void run() {
        log.debug("IDBroker thread was started.");
        threadRunning = true;

        Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
        while (houseKeeperThread == thisThread) {
            try {
                Thread.sleep(SLEEP_PERIOD);
            } catch (InterruptedException exc) {
                log.trace("InterruptedException caught and ignored " + "during IdBroker sleep");
            }

            // logger.info("IDBroker thread checking for more keys.");
            for (String tableName : ids.keySet()) {
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("IDBroker thread checking for more keys " + "on table: " + tableName);
                }
                List<BigDecimal> availableIds = ids.get(tableName);
                int quantity = getQuantity(tableName, null).intValue();
                if (quantity > availableIds.size()) {
                    try {
                        // Second parameter is false because we don't
                        // want the quantity to be adjusted for thread
                        // calls.
                        storeIDs(tableName, false, null);
                        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                            log.debug("Retrieved more ids for table: " + tableName);
                        }
                    } catch (Exception exc) {
                        log.error("There was a problem getting new IDs " + "for table: " + tableName, exc);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        log.debug("IDBroker thread finished.");
        threadRunning = false;
    }

    /**
     * Shuts down the IDBroker thread.
     *
     * Calling this method stops the thread that was started for this
     * instance of the IDBroker.
     */
    public void stop() {
        if (houseKeeperThread != null) {
            Thread localHouseKeeperThread = houseKeeperThread;
            houseKeeperThread = null;
            localHouseKeeperThread.interrupt();
        }
        ids.clear();
        lastQueryTime.clear();
        quantityStore.clear();
        transactionsSupported = false;
    }

    /**
     * Check the frequency of retrieving new ids from the database.
     * If the frequency is high then we increase the amount (i.e.
     * quantity column) of ids retrieved on each access.  Tries to
     * alter number of keys grabbed so that IDBroker retrieves a new
     * set of ID's prior to their being needed.
     *
     * @param tableName The name of the table for which we want an id.
     */
    private void checkTiming(String tableName) {
        // Check if quantity changing is switched on.
        // If prefetch is turned off, changing quantity does not make sense
        if (!configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_CLEVERQUANTITY, true)
                || !configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_PREFETCH, true)) {
            return;
        }

        // Get the last id request for this table.
        java.util.Date lastTime = lastQueryTime.get(tableName);
        java.util.Date now = new java.util.Date();

        if (lastTime != null) {
            long thenLong = lastTime.getTime();
            long nowLong = now.getTime();
            long timeLapse = nowLong - thenLong;
            log.debug("checkTiming(): sleep time was " + timeLapse + " milliseconds for table " + tableName);
            if (timeLapse < SLEEP_PERIOD) {
                log.debug("checkTiming(): Unscheduled retrieval of ids " + "for table " + tableName);
                // Increase quantity, so that hopefully this does not
                // happen again.
                BigDecimal quantity = getQuantity(tableName, null);
                double newQuantity;
                if (timeLapse > 0) {
                    float rate = quantity.floatValue() / timeLapse;
                    newQuantity = Math.ceil(SLEEP_PERIOD * rate * SAFETY_MARGIN);
                    log.debug("checkTiming(): calculated new quantity " + newQuantity + " from rate " + rate);
                } else {
                    // time lapse is so small that it was not measurable
                    // use factor 2
                    newQuantity = quantity.floatValue() * 2;
                    log.debug("checkTiming(): calculated new quantity " + newQuantity
                            + " from double the old quantity (time lapse 0)");
                }

                Double maxQuantity = configuration.getDouble(DB_IDBROKER_CLEVERQUANTITY_MAX,
                        CLEVERQUANTITY_MAX_DEFAULT);
                if (maxQuantity != null && newQuantity > maxQuantity) {
                    if (quantity.doubleValue() > maxQuantity) {
                        // do not decrease quantity value;
                        newQuantity = quantity.doubleValue();
                    } else {
                        newQuantity = maxQuantity;
                    }
                }
                quantityStore.put(tableName, new BigDecimal(newQuantity));
                log.debug("checkTiming(): new quantity " + newQuantity + " stored in quantity store (not in db)");
            }
        }
        lastQueryTime.put(tableName, now);
    }

    /**
     * Grabs more ids from the id_table and stores it in the ids
     * Hashtable.  If adjustQuantity is set to true the amount of id's
     * retrieved for each call to storeIDs will be adjusted.
     *
     * @param tableName The name of the table for which we want an id.
     * @param adjustQuantity True if amount should be adjusted.
     * @param connection a Connection
     * @exception on a database error.
     */
    private synchronized void storeIDs(String tableName, boolean adjustQuantity, Connection connection)
            throws TorqueException {
        log.debug("storeIDs(): Start retrieving ids from database.");
        BigDecimal nextId = null;
        BigDecimal quantity = null;

        // Block on the table.  Multiple tables are allowed to ask for
        // ids simultaneously.
        //        TableMap tMap = dbMap.getTable(tableName);
        //        synchronized(tMap)  see comment in the getNextIds method
        //        {
        if (adjustQuantity) {
            checkTiming(tableName);
        }

        boolean useNewConnection = (connection == null)
                || (configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_USENEWCONNECTION, true));
        try {
            if (useNewConnection) {
                connection = Transaction.begin(databaseName);
                if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                    log.trace("storeIDs(): fetched connection, " + "started transaction.");
                }
            }

            // Write the current value of quantity of keys to grab
            // to the database, primarily to obtain a write lock
            // on the table/row, but this value will also be used
            // as the starting value when an IDBroker is
            // instantiated.
            quantity = getQuantity(tableName, connection);
            updateQuantity(connection, tableName, quantity);

            // Read the next starting ID from the ID_TABLE.
            BigDecimal[] results = selectRow(connection, tableName);
            nextId = results[0]; // NEXT_ID column

            // Update the row based on the quantity in the
            // ID_TABLE.
            BigDecimal newNextId = nextId.add(quantity);
            updateNextId(connection, tableName, newNextId.toString());

            if (useNewConnection) {
                Transaction.commit(connection);
                if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                    log.trace("storeIDs(): Transaction committed, " + "connection returned");
                }
            }
        } catch (TorqueException e) {
            if (useNewConnection) {
                Transaction.safeRollback(connection);
            }
            throw e;
        }

        List<BigDecimal> availableIds = ids.get(tableName);
        if (availableIds == null) {
            availableIds = new ArrayList<BigDecimal>();
            ids.put(tableName, availableIds);
        }

        // Create the ids and store them in the list of available ids.
        int numId = quantity.intValue();
        for (int i = 0; i < numId; i++) {
            availableIds.add(nextId);
            nextId = nextId.add(BigDecimal.ONE);
        }
        //        }
    }

    /**
     * This method allows you to get the number of ids that are to be
     * cached in memory.  This is either stored in quantityStore or
     * read from the db. (ie the value in ID_TABLE.QUANTITY).
     *
     * Though this method returns a BigDecimal for the quantity, it is
     * unlikey the system could withstand whatever conditions would lead
     * to really needing a large quantity, it is retrieved as a BigDecimal
     * only because it is going to be added to another BigDecimal.
     *
     * @param tableName The name of the table we want to query.
     * @param connection a Connection
     * @return An int with the number of ids cached in memory.
     */
    private BigDecimal getQuantity(String tableName, Connection connection) {
        BigDecimal quantity = null;

        // If prefetch is turned off we simply return 1
        if (!configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_PREFETCH, true)) {
            quantity = new BigDecimal((double) 1);
        }
        // Initialize quantity, if necessary.
        else if (quantityStore.containsKey(tableName)) {
            quantity = quantityStore.get(tableName);
        } else {
            log.debug("getQuantity() : start fetch quantity for table " + tableName + " from database");
            boolean useNewConnection = (connection == null)
                    || (configuration.getBoolean(DB_IDBROKER_USENEWCONNECTION, true));
            try {
                if (useNewConnection) {
                    connection = Transaction.begin(databaseName);
                    if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                        log.trace("getQuantity(): connection fetched, " + "transaction started");
                    }
                }

                // Read the row from the ID_TABLE.
                BigDecimal[] results = selectRow(connection, tableName);

                // QUANTITY column.
                quantity = results[1];
                quantityStore.put(tableName, quantity);
                log.debug("getQuantity() : quantity fetched for table " + tableName + ", result is " + quantity);
                if (useNewConnection) {
                    Transaction.commit(connection);
                    connection = null;
                    if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                        log.trace("getQuantity(): transaction committed, " + "connection returned");
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                quantity = new BigDecimal(PREFETCH_BACKUP_QUANTITY);
            } finally {
                if (useNewConnection && connection != null) {
                    Transaction.safeRollback(connection);
                }
            }
        }
        return quantity;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to select a row in the ID_TABLE.
     *
     * @param con A Connection.
     * @param tableName The properly escaped name of the table to
     * identify the row.
     * @return A BigDecimal[].
     * @exception TorqueException on a database error.
     */
    private BigDecimal[] selectRow(Connection con, String tableName) throws TorqueException {
        StringBuffer stmt = new StringBuffer();
        stmt.append("SELECT ").append(COL_NEXT_ID).append(", ").append(COL_QUANTITY).append(" FROM ")
                .append(ID_TABLE).append(" WHERE ").append(COL_TABLE_NAME).append(" = ?");

        PreparedStatement statement = null;
        ResultSet rs = null;

        BigDecimal[] results = new BigDecimal[2];

        try {
            statement = con.prepareStatement(stmt.toString());
            statement.setString(1, tableName);
            rs = statement.executeQuery();

            if (rs.next()) {
                // work around for MySQL which appears to support
                // getBigDecimal in the source code, but the binary
                // is throwing an NotImplemented exception.
                results[0] = new BigDecimal(rs.getString(1)); // next_id
                results[1] = new BigDecimal(rs.getString(2)); // quantity
            } else {
                throw new TorqueException(
                        "The table " + tableName + " does not have a proper entry in the " + ID_TABLE);
            }
            rs.close();
            rs = null;
            statement.close();
            statement = null;

        } catch (SQLException e) {
            throw new TorqueException(e);
        } finally {
            if (rs != null) {
                try {
                    rs.close();
                } catch (SQLException e) {
                    log.warn("Could not close result set", e);
                }
            }
            if (statement != null) {
                try {
                    statement.close();
                } catch (SQLException e) {
                    log.warn("Could not close statement", e);
                }
            }
        }

        return results;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to update a row in the ID_TABLE.
     *
     * @param con A Connection.
     * @param tableName The properly escaped name of the table to identify the
     * row.
     * @param id An int with the value to set for the id.
     * @exception TorqueException Database error.
     */
    private void updateNextId(Connection con, String tableName, String id) throws TorqueException {

        StringBuilder stmt = new StringBuilder();
        stmt.append("UPDATE " + ID_TABLE).append(" SET ").append(COL_NEXT_ID).append(" = ").append(id)
                .append(" WHERE ").append(COL_TABLE_NAME).append(" = '").append(tableName).append('\'');

        Statement statement = null;

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("updateNextId: " + stmt.toString());
        }

        try {
            statement = con.createStatement();
            statement.executeUpdate(stmt.toString());
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            throw new TorqueException(e);
        } finally {
            if (statement != null) {
                try {
                    statement.close();
                } catch (SQLException e) {
                    throw new TorqueException(e);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to update a row in the ID_TABLE.
     *
     * @param con A Connection.
     * @param tableName The properly escaped name of the table to identify the
     * row.
     * @param quantity An int with the value of the quantity.
     * @exception TorqueException Database error.
     */
    protected void updateQuantity(Connection con, String tableName, BigDecimal quantity) throws TorqueException {
        log.debug("updateQuantity(): start for table " + tableName + " and quantity " + quantity);
        StringBuilder stmt = new StringBuilder();
        stmt.append("UPDATE ").append(ID_TABLE).append(" SET ").append(COL_QUANTITY).append(" = ").append(quantity)
                .append(" WHERE ").append(COL_TABLE_NAME).append(" = '").append(tableName).append('\'');

        Statement statement = null;

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("updateQuantity(): " + stmt.toString());
        }

        try {
            statement = con.createStatement();
            statement.executeUpdate(stmt.toString());
            log.debug("updateQuantity(): quantity written, end");
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            throw new TorqueException(e);
        } finally {
            if (statement != null) {
                try {
                    statement.close();
                } catch (SQLException e) {
                    throw new TorqueException(e);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the quantity value for a table.
     *
     * @param tableName the name of the table.
     * @return the quantity value for the table, or null if the table is
     *         (still) unknown.
     */
    protected BigDecimal getQuantity(String tableName) {
        return quantityStore.get(tableName);
    }
}