/// <summary>
/// Returns a DatabaseRoute object containing the path and connection string for
/// a database based on the prefix of the provided key string, if it has one.
/// If the key has a prefix, it is stripped before returning.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key"></param>
/// <returns>Returns a DatabaseRoute object.</returns>
public DatabaseRoute Route(string key)
{
DatabaseRoute route = new DatabaseRoute();
//If no prefix is given, the roaming user store is used as the default.
//Otherwise, use the appropriate one.
switch (key.Substring(0, 3))
{
case "@ru":
route.ConnectionString = this.RoamingConnection;
route.Path = this.RoamingUserDbPath;
break;
case "@lu":
route.ConnectionString = this.LocalConnection;
route.Path = this.LocalUserDbPath;
break;
case "@ap":
route.ConnectionString = this.ApplicationConnection;
route.Path = this.ApplicationDbPath;
break;
default:
route.ConnectionString = this.RoamingConnection;
route.Path = this.RoamingUserDbPath;
break;
}
route.FileName = this.DatabaseName;
return(route);
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves an object to a settings store, determined by the key prefix.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="key"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
public void SaveSetting <T>(string key, T value)
{
//Add the setting to the hashtable so subsequent reads don't read from the database.
lock (SyncRoot)
{
if (!_settingsCache.ContainsKey(key))
{
_settingsCache[key] = value;
}
}
//Serialize the value object to a XML string.
string xml = SerializeToString(value);
//Determine which setting store to use based on key prefix.
DatabaseRoute route = ConnectionStrings.Route(key);
//I don't like this double-try setup, it feels kludgey. Must find better solution. #todo
try //to insert the setting into the database.
{
InsertSetting(Strip(key), xml, route);
}
catch (SQLiteException e)
{
switch ((SQLiteErrorCode)e.ErrorCode)
{
case SQLiteErrorCode.CantOpen: //Database path doesn't exist.
case SQLiteErrorCode.Error: //Probably path exists but not database file or file is empty.
try //to create the database
{
CreateDatabase(route);
}
catch (Exception) //Still getting errors, give up. 🤷♂️
{
throw;
}
try // again to insert the setting into the database.
{
InsertSetting(Strip(key), xml, route);
}
catch (Exception) //Still getting errors, give up. 🤦♂️
{
throw;
}
break;
default: //A SQLite error that we're not prepared for; just pass it along.
throw;
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw; //A non-SQLite error; pass it along.
}
}
