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# XMLFileCatalog.cpp

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    00001 #include "xercesc/framework/LocalFileFormatTarget.hpp"
    00002 #include "xercesc/framework/MemBufInputSource.hpp"
    00003 #include "xercesc/sax/SAXParseException.hpp"
    00004 #include "xercesc/sax/EntityResolver.hpp"
    00005 #include "xercesc/sax/InputSource.hpp"
    00006 #include "xercesc/parsers/XercesDOMParser.hpp"
    00007 #include "xercesc/util/PlatformUtils.hpp"
    00008 #include "xercesc/util/XercesDefs.hpp"
    00009 #include "xercesc/util/XMLUni.hpp"
    00010 #include "xercesc/util/XMLURL.hpp"
    00011 #include "xercesc/util/XMLString.hpp"
    00012 #include "xercesc/dom/DOM.hpp"
    00013
    00014 #include "GaudiKernel/MsgStream.h"
    00015 #include "GaudiKernel/Service.h"
    00016 #include "Reflex/PluginService.h"
    00017
    00018 #include "XMLFileCatalog.h"
    00019
    00020 #include <fstream>
    00021 #include <iostream>
    00022 #include <stdexcept>
    00023 #include <sys/types.h>
    00024 #include <sys/stat.h>
    00025 #include "uuid/uuid.h"
    00026
    00027 using namespace xercesc;
    00028 using namespace Gaudi;
    00029 using namespace std;
    00030
    00031 PLUGINSVC_FACTORY(XMLFileCatalog,IInterface*(std::string, IMessageSvc*))
    00032
    00033 namespace {
    00034
    00035   typedef const string& CSTR;
    00036   inline string _toString(const XMLCh *toTranscode)  {
    00037     char * buff = XMLString::transcode(toTranscode);
    00038     string tmp(buff==0 ? "" : buff);
    00039     XMLString::release(&buff);
    00040     return tmp;
    00041   }
    00042   struct __Init  {
    00043     __Init() {
    00044       try { XMLPlatformUtils::Initialize();      }
    00045       catch (const XMLException& e)   {
    00046         cout << "Xerces-c error in initialization:" << _toString(e.getMessage()) << endl;
    00047       }
    00048     }
    00049     ~__Init() {
    00050       XMLPlatformUtils::Terminate();
    00051     }
    00052   };
    00053   __Init __In__;
    00054
    00055   struct XMLStr  {
    00056     XMLCh* m_xml;
    00057     XMLStr(CSTR c)                { m_xml=XMLString::transcode(c.c_str());  }
    00058     ~XMLStr()                     { if (m_xml) XMLString::release(&m_xml);  }
    00059     operator const XMLCh*() const { return m_xml;                           }
    00060   };
    00061   struct XMLTag : public XMLStr {
    00062     string m_str;
    00063     XMLTag(CSTR s) : XMLStr(s), m_str(s) {  }
    00064     ~XMLTag()                            {  }
    00065     operator CSTR () const  { return m_str; }
    00066   };
    00067   bool operator==(const XMLTag& b, CSTR c) {  return c==b.m_str; }
    00068   bool operator==(CSTR c, const XMLTag& b) {  return c==b.m_str; }
    00069   struct XMLCollection  {
    00070     DOMElement* m_node;
    00071     XMLCollection(DOMNode* n, bool use_children=true) : m_node((DOMElement*)n) {
    00072       if ( use_children )  {
    00073         if ( m_node ) m_node = (DOMElement*)m_node->getFirstChild();
    00074         if ( m_node && m_node->getNodeType() != DOMNode::ELEMENT_NODE ) ++(*this);
    00075       }
    00076     }
    00077     operator bool()  const                { return 0 != m_node;                         }
    00078     operator DOMNode* () const            { return m_node;                              }
    00079     operator DOMElement* () const         { return m_node;                              }
    00080     DOMElement* operator->() const        { return m_node;                              }
    00081     string attr(const XMLTag& tag) const  { return _toString(m_node->getAttribute(tag));}
    00082     string attr(CSTR tag)  const          { return attr(XMLTag(tag));                   }
    00083     string tag() const                    { return _toString(m_node->getTagName());     }
    00084     void operator++()   {
    00085       while(m_node)  {
    00086         m_node = (DOMElement*)m_node->getNextSibling();
    00087         if ( m_node && m_node->getNodeType() == DOMNode::ELEMENT_NODE ) {
    00088           return;
    00089         }
    00090       }
    00091     }
    00092   };
    00093   struct ErrHandler : public ErrorHandler    {
    00095     IMessageSvc* m_msg;
    00097     ErrHandler(IMessageSvc* m) : m_msg(m) {}
    00099     void resetErrors()                          {      }
    00101     void warning(const SAXParseException& /* e */)    {     }
    00103     void error(const SAXParseException& e);
    00105     void fatalError(const SAXParseException& e);
    00106   };
    00107   struct DTDRedirect : public EntityResolver  {
    00108     InputSource* resolveEntity(const XMLCh* const /* pubId */, const XMLCh* const /* sysId */)  {
    00109       static const char* dtdID = "redirectinmem.dtd";
    00110       static const char* dtd = \
    00111         "\
    00112         <!ELEMENT POOLFILECATALOG (META*,File*)>\
    00113         <!ELEMENT META EMPTY>\
    00114         <!ELEMENT File (physical,logical,metadata*)>\
    00115         <!ATTLIST META name CDATA #REQUIRED>\
    00116         <!ATTLIST META type CDATA #REQUIRED>\
    00117         <!ELEMENT physical (pfn)+>\
    00118         <!ELEMENT logical (lfn)*>\
    00119         <!ELEMENT metadata EMPTY>\
    00120         <!ELEMENT lfn EMPTY>\
    00121         <!ELEMENT pfn EMPTY>\
    00122         <!ATTLIST File ID ID  #REQUIRED>\
    00123         <!ATTLIST pfn name ID #REQUIRED>\
    00124         <!ATTLIST pfn filetype CDATA #IMPLIED>\
    00125         <!ATTLIST lfn name ID #REQUIRED>\
    00126         <!ATTLIST metadata att_name  CDATA #REQUIRED>\
    00127         <!ATTLIST metadata att_value CDATA #REQUIRED>\
    00128         ";
    00129       static const size_t len = strlen(dtd);
    00130       return new MemBufInputSource((const XMLByte*)dtd,len,dtdID,false);
    00131     }
    00132   };
    00133
    00134   void ErrHandler::error(const SAXParseException& e)  {
    00135     string m(_toString(e.getMessage()));
    00136     if (m.find("The values for attribute 'name' must be names or name tokens")!=string::npos ||
    00137       m.find("The values for attribute 'ID' must be names or name tokens")!=string::npos   ||
    00138       m.find("for attribute 'name' must be Name or Nmtoken")!=string::npos                 ||
    00139       m.find("for attribute 'ID' must be Name or Nmtoken")!=string::npos      )
    00140       return;
    00141     string sys(_toString(e.getSystemId()));
    00142     MsgStream log(m_msg,"XMLCatalog");
    00143     log << MSG::ERROR << "Error at file \""  << sys
    00144       << "\", line " << e.getLineNumber() << ", column " << e.getColumnNumber() << endmsg
    00145       << "Message: " << m << endmsg;
    00146   }
    00147   void ErrHandler::fatalError(const SAXParseException& e)  {
    00148     MsgStream log(m_msg,"XMLCatalog");
    00149     string m(_toString(e.getMessage()));
    00150     string sys(_toString(e.getSystemId()));
    00151     log << MSG::ERROR << "Fatal Error at file \"" << sys
    00152       << "\", line " << e.getLineNumber() << ", column " << e.getColumnNumber() << endmsg
    00153       << "Message: " << m << endmsg;
    00154     throw runtime_error( "Standard pool exception : Fatal Error on the DOM Parser" );
    00155   }
    00156
    00157   const XMLTag EmptyCatalog("<!-- Edited By POOL -->\n"
    00158                               "<!DOCTYPE POOLFILECATALOG SYSTEM \"InMemory\">\n"
    00159                               "<POOLFILECATALOG>\n"
    00160                               "</POOLFILECATALOG>\n");
    00161   const XMLTag PFNCOLL         ("physical");
    00162   const XMLTag LFNCOLL         ("logical");
    00163   const XMLTag PFNNODE         ( "pfn");
    00164   const XMLTag LFNNODE         ( "lfn");
    00165   const XMLTag Attr_type       ( "type");
    00166   const XMLTag Attr_ID         ( "ID");
    00167   const XMLTag Attr_name       ( "name");
    00168   const XMLTag Attr_ftype      ( "filetype");
    00169   const XMLTag MetaNode        ( "metadata");
    00170   const XMLTag Attr_metaName   ( "att_name");
    00171   const XMLTag Attr_metaValue  ( "att_value");
    00172 }
    00173
    00175 std::string Gaudi::createGuidAsString()  {
    00176   char text[64];
    00177   uuid_t uuid;
    00178   ::uuid_generate_time(uuid);
    00179   struct Guid {
    00180     unsigned int   Data1;
    00181     unsigned short Data2;
    00182     unsigned short Data3;
    00183     unsigned char  Data4[8];
    00184   } *g = (Guid*)&uuid;
    00185   ::sprintf(text, "%08X-%04hX-%04hX-%02hhX%02hhX-%02hhX%02hhX%02hhX%02hhX%02hhX%02hhX",
    00186             g->Data1, g->Data2, g->Data3,
    00187             g->Data4[0], g->Data4[1], g->Data4[2], g->Data4[3],
    00188             g->Data4[4], g->Data4[5], g->Data4[6], g->Data4[7]);
    00189   return text;
    00190 }
    00191 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00192 XMLFileCatalog::XMLFileCatalog(CSTR uri, IMessageSvc* m)
    00193 : m_rdOnly(false),m_update(false),m_doc(0),m_parser(0),m_errHdlr(0),
    00194   m_file(uri), m_msgSvc(m)
    00195 {
    00196 }
    00197 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00198 XMLFileCatalog::~XMLFileCatalog()   {
    00199   if (m_parser) delete m_parser;
    00200   m_parser = 0;
    00201   if (m_errHdlr) delete m_errHdlr;
    00202   m_errHdlr = 0;
    00203   m_doc = 0;
    00204 }
    00205 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00207 std::string XMLFileCatalog::createFID()  const {
    00208   return createGuidAsString();
    00209 }
    00210 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00211 DOMDocument* XMLFileCatalog::getDoc(bool throw_if_no_exists)  const  {
    00212   if ( !m_doc && throw_if_no_exists )
    00213     printError("The XML catalog was not started.",true);
    00214   return m_doc;
    00215 }
    00216 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00217 void XMLFileCatalog::printError(CSTR msg, bool rethrow)  const  {
    00218   MsgStream log(m_msgSvc,"XMLCatalog");
    00219   log << MSG::FATAL << msg << endmsg;
    00220   if ( rethrow )  {
    00221     throw runtime_error("XMLFileCatalog> "+msg);
    00222   }
    00223 }
    00224 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00225 void XMLFileCatalog::init()   {
    00226   string xmlFile = getfile(false);
    00227   try{
    00228     if ( m_parser ) delete m_parser;
    00229     m_parser = new XercesDOMParser;
    00230     m_parser->setValidationScheme(XercesDOMParser::Val_Auto);
    00231     m_parser->setDoNamespaces(false);
    00232     DTDRedirect dtdinmem;
    00233     m_parser->setEntityResolver(&dtdinmem);
    00234     if ( ! m_errHdlr ) m_errHdlr = new ErrHandler(m_msgSvc);
    00235     m_parser->setErrorHandler(m_errHdlr);
    00236     if ( !xmlFile.empty() )  {
    00237       m_parser->parse(xmlFile.c_str());
    00238     }
    00239     else  {
    00240       const std::string& s = EmptyCatalog;
    00241       MemBufInputSource src((const XMLByte*)s.c_str(),s.length(),"MemCatalog");
    00242       m_parser->parse(src);
    00243     }
    00244     m_doc = m_parser->getDocument();
    00245   }
    00246   catch (const XMLException& e) {
    00247     printError("XML parse error["+xmlFile+"]: "+_toString(e.getMessage()));
    00248   }
    00249   catch (const DOMException& e) {
    00250     printError("XML parse error["+xmlFile+"]: "+_toString(e.getMessage()));
    00251   }
    00252   catch (...)  {
    00253     printError("UNKNOWN XML parse error in file "+xmlFile);
    00254   }
    00255 }
    00256 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00257 string XMLFileCatalog::lookupFID(const std::string& fid)  const  {
    00258   std::string result;
    00259   DOMNode* e = element(fid,false);
    00260   e = e ? e->getParentNode() : 0;    // Mode up to <logical>
    00261   e = e ? e->getParentNode() : 0;    // Mode up to <File>
    00262   if ( e ) {
    00263     if ( e->getAttributes() ) { // Need to check this. The node may be no DOMElement
    00264       char* nam = XMLString::transcode(((DOMElement*)e)->getAttribute(Attr_ID));
    00265       if ( nam ) result = nam;
    00266       XMLString::release(&nam);
    00267     }
    00268   }
    00269   return result;
    00270 }
    00271 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00272 void XMLFileCatalog::getFID(Strings& fids) const {
    00273   fids.clear();
    00274   DOMNode* fde = getDoc(true)->getElementsByTagName(XMLStr("*"))->item(0);
    00275   for(XMLCollection c(child(fde,"File"), false); c; ++c)
    00276     fids.push_back(c.attr(Attr_ID));
    00277 }
    00278 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00279 void XMLFileCatalog::getPFN(CSTR fid, Files& files)  const {
    00280   files.clear();
    00281   for(XMLCollection c(child(child(element(fid,false),PFNCOLL),PFNNODE), false); c; ++c)
    00282     files.push_back(make_pair(c.attr(Attr_name),c.attr(Attr_ftype)));
    00283 }
    00284 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00285 void XMLFileCatalog::getLFN(CSTR fid, Files& files) const  {
    00286   files.clear();
    00287   for(XMLCollection c(child(child(element(fid,false),LFNCOLL),LFNNODE), false); c; ++c)
    00288     files.push_back(make_pair(c.attr(Attr_name),fid));
    00289 }
    00290 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00291 void XMLFileCatalog::getMetaData(CSTR fid, Attributes& attr)  const  {
    00292   attr.clear();
    00293   for(XMLCollection c(child(element(fid),MetaNode), false); c; ++c)
    00294     attr.push_back(make_pair(c.attr(Attr_metaName),c.attr(Attr_metaValue)));
    00295   if ( attr.size() > 0 )
    00296     attr.push_back(make_pair("guid",fid));
    00297 }
    00298 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00299 DOMNode* XMLFileCatalog::child(DOMNode* par,CSTR tag,CSTR attr,CSTR val) const {
    00300   for(XMLCollection c(par); c; ++c ) {
    00301     if( c.tag() == tag )  {
    00302       if( !attr.empty() && c.attr(attr) != val) continue;
    00303       return c;
    00304     }
    00305   }
    00306   return 0;
    00307 }
    00308 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00309 void XMLFileCatalog::setMetaData(CSTR fid, CSTR attr, CSTR val)  const  {
    00310   if ( !readOnly() )  {
    00311     DOMNode*    node = element(fid);
    00312     DOMElement* mnod = (DOMElement*)child(node,MetaNode,Attr_metaName,attr);
    00313     if (!mnod){
    00314       mnod = getDoc(true)->createElement(MetaNode);
    00315       node->appendChild(mnod);
    00316       mnod->setAttribute(Attr_metaName,XMLStr(attr));
    00317     }
    00318     mnod->setAttribute(Attr_metaValue,XMLStr(val));
    00319     m_update = true;
    00320     return;
    00321   }
    00322   printError("Cannot update readonly catalog!");
    00323 }
    00324 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00325 string XMLFileCatalog::getMetaDataItem(CSTR fid,CSTR attr) const  {
    00326   XMLCollection c(child(getDoc(true)->getElementById(XMLStr(fid)),MetaNode,Attr_metaName,attr));
    00327   return c ? c.attr(attr) : string("");
    00328 }
    00329 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00330 void XMLFileCatalog::dropMetaData(CSTR fid,CSTR attr) const  {
    00331   vector<DOMNode*> gbc;
    00332   DOMNode* fn = getDoc(true)->getElementById(XMLStr(fid));
    00333   for(XMLCollection c(child(fn,MetaNode)); c; ++c)
    00334     if ( attr[0]=='*' || !c.attr(attr).empty() ) gbc.push_back(c);
    00335   for(vector<DOMNode*>::iterator i=gbc.begin(); i != gbc.end(); i++)
    00336     fn->removeChild(*i);
    00337 }
    00338 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00339 DOMNode* XMLFileCatalog::element(CSTR element_name,bool print_err) const {
    00340   DOMNode* node = getDoc(true)->getElementById(XMLStr(element_name));
    00341   if ( !node && print_err ) printError("Cannot find element:"+element_name);
    00342   return node;
    00343 }
    00344 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00345 void XMLFileCatalog::deleteFID(CSTR fid) const {
    00346   DOMNode *pn = 0, *fn = element(fid);
    00347   if ( fn ) pn = fn->getParentNode();
    00348   if ( pn ) pn->removeChild(fn);
    00349 }
    00350 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00351 void XMLFileCatalog::registerFID(CSTR fid) const {
    00352   if ( !fid.empty() ) {
    00353     std::pair<DOMElement*, DOMElement*> res = i_registerFID(fid);
    00354     if ( res.first == 0 || res.second == 0 )  {
    00355       printError("Failed to register FID:"+fid);
    00356     }
    00357     return;
    00358   }
    00359   throw runtime_error("XMLFileCatalog> Cannot register LFN for invalid FID:"+fid);
    00360 }
    00361 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00362 std::pair<DOMElement*,DOMElement*> XMLFileCatalog::i_registerFID(CSTR fid) const {
    00363   if ( !readOnly() )  {
    00365     DOMElement *file = (DOMElement*)element(fid,false), *phyelem = 0, *logelem = 0;
    00366     DOMDocument* doc = getDoc(true);
    00367     if ( !file )  {
    00368       DOMNode* fde = doc->getElementsByTagName(XMLStr("*"))->item(0);
    00369       file = m_doc->createElement(XMLStr("File"));
    00370       file->setAttribute(Attr_ID, XMLStr(fid));
    00371       file->setIdAttribute(Attr_ID);
    00372       fde->appendChild(file);
    00373       m_update = true;
    00374     }
    00375     for(XMLCollection c1(file); c1; ++c1 )  {
    00376       char* nam = XMLString::transcode(c1->getNodeName());
    00377       if ( nam == PFNCOLL ) phyelem = c1;
    00378       if ( nam == LFNCOLL ) logelem = c1;
    00379       XMLString::release(&nam);
    00380     }
    00381     if ( !phyelem )  {
    00382       phyelem = doc->createElement(PFNCOLL);
    00383       file->appendChild(phyelem);
    00384       m_update = true;
    00385     }
    00386     if ( !logelem )  {
    00387       logelem = doc->createElement(LFNCOLL);
    00388       file->appendChild(logelem);
    00389       m_update = true;
    00390     }
    00391     return std::make_pair(logelem,phyelem);
    00392   }
    00393   printError("Cannot update readonly catalog!");
    00394   return std::pair<DOMElement*, DOMElement*>(0,0);
    00395 }
    00396 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00397 void XMLFileCatalog::registerPFN(CSTR fid, CSTR pfn, CSTR ftype) const {
    00398   if ( !fid.empty() )  {
    00399     std::pair<DOMElement*,DOMElement*> res = i_registerFID(fid);
    00400     DOMElement* phyelem = res.second, *fnelem = 0;
    00401     for(XMLCollection c(phyelem); c; ++c )  {
    00402       char* nam = XMLString::transcode(c->getNodeName());
    00403       if ( nam == PFNNODE )  {
    00404         XMLString::release(&nam);
    00405         nam = XMLString::transcode(c->getAttribute(Attr_name));
    00406         if ( nam == pfn )  {
    00407           XMLString::release(&nam);
    00408           fnelem = c;
    00409           break;
    00410         }
    00411       }
    00412       XMLString::release(&nam);
    00413     }
    00414     if ( !fnelem )  {
    00415       fnelem = getDoc(true)->createElement(PFNNODE);
    00416       phyelem->appendChild(fnelem);
    00417       fnelem->setAttribute(Attr_ftype,XMLStr(ftype));
    00418       fnelem->setAttribute(Attr_name,XMLStr(pfn));
    00419       fnelem->setIdAttribute(Attr_name);
    00420       m_update = true;
    00421     }
    00422     return;
    00423   }
    00424   throw runtime_error("XMLFileCatalog> Cannot register PFN for invalid FID:"+fid);
    00425 }
    00426 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00427 void XMLFileCatalog::registerLFN(CSTR fid, CSTR lfn) const {
    00428   if ( !fid.empty() )  {
    00429     std::pair<DOMElement*, DOMElement*> res = i_registerFID(fid);
    00430     DOMElement* logelem = res.first, *fnelem = 0;
    00431     for(XMLCollection c(logelem); c; ++c )  {
    00432       char* nam = XMLString::transcode(c->getNodeName());
    00433       if ( nam == LFNNODE )  {
    00434         XMLString::release(&nam);
    00435         nam = XMLString::transcode(c->getAttribute(Attr_name));
    00436         if ( nam == lfn )  {
    00437           XMLString::release(&nam);
    00438           fnelem = c;
    00439           break;
    00440         }
    00441       }
    00442     }
    00443     if ( !fnelem )  {
    00444       fnelem = getDoc(true)->createElement(LFNNODE);
    00445       logelem->appendChild(fnelem);
    00446       fnelem->setAttribute(Attr_name,XMLStr(lfn));
    00447       fnelem->setIdAttribute(Attr_name);
    00448       m_update = true;
    00449     }
    00450     return;
    00451   }
    00452   throw runtime_error("XMLFileCatalog> Cannot register LFN for invalid FID:"+fid);
    00453 }
    00454 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00455 void XMLFileCatalog::commit()    {
    00456   try {
    00457     if ( dirty() && !readOnly() )  {
    00458       string xmlfile = getfile(true);
    00459       XMLStr ii("LS");
    00460       DOMImplementation *imp = DOMImplementationRegistry::getDOMImplementation(ii);
    00461       DOMWriter         *wr  = ((DOMImplementationLS*)imp)->createDOMWriter();
    00462       XMLFormatTarget   *tar = new LocalFileFormatTarget(xmlfile.c_str());
    00463       wr->setFeature(XMLUni::fgDOMWRTFormatPrettyPrint, true);
    00464       wr->writeNode(tar, *m_doc);
    00465       wr->release();
    00466       delete  tar;
    00467     }
    00468   }
    00469   catch ( exception& e )  {
    00470     printError(string("Cannot open output file:")+e.what());
    00471   }
    00472   catch (...)  {
    00473     printError("Unknown IO rrror.");
    00474   }
    00475 }
    00476 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00477 string XMLFileCatalog::getfile(bool create)   {
    00478   string protocol, path;
    00479   XMLURL xerurl;
    00480   try{
    00481     xerurl   = (const XMLCh*)XMLStr(m_file);
    00482     protocol = _toString(xerurl.getProtocolName());
    00483     path     = _toString(xerurl.getPath());
    00484   }
    00485   catch (const XMLException& e ) {
    00486     printError(_toString(e.getMessage()));
    00487   }
    00488   if ( protocol.empty() )    {
    00489     printError("Missing protocol.");
    00490   }
    00491   else if ( protocol == "http" || protocol == "ftp" )  {
    00492     m_rdOnly = true;
    00493   }
    00494   else if ( protocol == "file" ) {
    00495     m_rdOnly = false;
    00496     struct stat buff;
    00497     int exist = ::stat(path.c_str(),&buff) != -1;
    00498     if ( create && !exist )  {
    00499       MsgStream log(m_msgSvc,"XMLCatalog");
    00500       log << MSG::INFO << "File '" << path << "' does not exist. New file created." << endmsg;
    00501       ofstream out(path.c_str());
    00502       if( !m_rdOnly && out.is_open() ) {
    00503         out << (CSTR)EmptyCatalog << endl;
    00504       }
    00505       else     {
    00506         printError("Problem creating file "+path);
    00507       }
    00508       out.close();
    00509     }
    00510     else if ( exist )  {
    00511       return path;
    00512     }
    00513     else if ( !create )  {
    00514       return "";
    00515     }
    00516   }
    00517   else  {
    00518     printError(protocol + ": protocol not supported.");
    00519   }
    00520   return path;
    00521 }