/** @return a collection of message objects */
public Collection<Message> getCollection() {
Collection<Message> messages = new ArrayList<>();
for (Message message : messageData.getCollection()) messages.add(this.get(message.getId()));
return messages;
}
/**
* Deletes a message using a unique key (used by {@link MessageDao#delete(Message)})
*
* @param id the unique key
* @return true if the message was deleted, else false
*/
public boolean delete(int id) {
Boolean success = true;
if (id > 0) {
try {
messageData.delete(id);
messageCategoriesData.delete(id);
} catch (Exception e) {
success = false;
}
} else {
success = false;
}
return success;
}
/**
* Retrieve a message from the database using a unique key
*
* @param key the unique key
* @return a message object associated with the unique key in the database
*/
@Override
public Message get(Object key) {
Message message = null;
if (messageData.count() > 0) {
Integer primaryKey = (Integer) key;
message = messageData.getUsingPrimaryKey(primaryKey);
MessageCategory category =
messageCategoryData.getUsingPrimaryKey(
messageCategoriesData.getUsingPrimaryKey(primaryKey).getCid());
message.setCategory(category);
}
return message;
}