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-package search;
-
-/* ====================================================================
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-
-import org.apache.log4j.Category;
-
-import java.util.*;
-
-/**
- * Represents a datasource which obtains its data from a database.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:kelvin@relevanz.com">Kelvin Tan</a>
- */
-public abstract class JDBCDataSource extends AbstractDataSource
-{
-    /**
-     * Columns in the database to index.
-     */
-    protected String[] fields;
-    static Category cat = Category.getInstance(JDBCDataSource.class.getName());
-
-    public JDBCDataSource(SearchConfiguration config)
-    {
-        super(config);
-        loadFields();
-    }
-
-    protected final void loadFields()
-    {
-        Set fieldSet = config.getCustomFields().keySet();
-        fields = new String[fieldSet.size()];
-        int i = 0;
-        for (Iterator it = fieldSet.iterator(); it.hasNext();)
-        {
-            fields[i] = (String) it.next();
-            ++i;
-        }
-    }
-}