--- nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Container.pm	2003/01/30 22:21:52	1.7
+++ nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Container.pm	2003/03/27 15:31:08	1.9
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ################################################
 #
-#  $Id: Container.pm,v 1.7 2003/01/30 22:21:52 joko Exp $
+#  $Id: Container.pm,v 1.9 2003/03/27 15:31:08 joko Exp $
 #
 #  $Log: Container.pm,v $
+#  Revision 1.9  2003/03/27 15:31:08  joko
+#  fixes to modules regarding new namespace(s) below Data::Mungle::*
+#
+#  Revision 1.8  2003/02/18 19:19:47  joko
+#  + modified locator handling
+#
 #  Revision 1.7  2003/01/30 22:21:52  joko
 #  + changed 'connect'-behaviour back to old state
 #  + renamed log-output (now using 'initializing' instead of 'booting' - corresponding to 'initStorage')
@@ -11,7 +17,7 @@
 #  + temporary fix: (FIXME) now connecting to storage on storagehandle-instantiation
 #
 #  Revision 1.5  2003/01/19 02:39:57  joko
-#  + moved 'deep_copy' from module 'libp' to module 'Data::Transform::Deep'
+#  + moved 'deep_copy' from module 'libp' to module 'Data.Transform.Deep'
 #  + preserved order for hashes '$self->{config}' and '$self->{locator}' by using Tie::IxHash
 #
 #  Revision 1.4  2002/12/04 07:38:07  jonen
@@ -47,9 +53,10 @@
 use Tie::IxHash;
 use Data::Dumper;
 
-use Data::Transform::Deep qw( deep_copy );
 use Data::Storage;
-#use Data::Storage::Locator;
+use Data::Storage::Locator;
+use Data::Mungle::Transform::Deep qw( deep_copy );
+use Data::Mungle::Compare::Struct qw( isEmpty );
 
 sub new {
   my $invocant = shift;
@@ -101,8 +108,9 @@
   my $self = shift;
   my $name = shift;
   my $db_config = $self->{config}->{$name};
+  $db_config ||= {};
 
-  $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ . "->initLocator( db_config $db_config )" );
+  $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ . "->initLocator( name='$name' )" );
 
   my $cfg_locator = {};
   
@@ -112,9 +120,6 @@
     $cfg_locator->{$_} = $default->{$_};
   }
   
-  # name it
-  $cfg_locator->{name} = $name;
-  
   # merge in specific settings
   my $specific = deep_copy($db_config);
   foreach (keys %$specific) {
@@ -130,6 +135,19 @@
   # HACK: set errorhandler if dbi settings are present
   $cfg_locator->{dbi}->{HandleError} = \&_dbErrorHandler if $cfg_locator->{dbi};
 
+  # trace
+    #print "locator:", "\n";
+    #print Dumper($cfg_locator);
+
+  # check locator metadata
+  if (isEmpty($cfg_locator)) {
+    $logger->warning( __PACKAGE__ . "->initLocator( name='$name' ): Metadata was empty. Please check configuration." );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  # name it
+  $cfg_locator->{name} = $name;
+
   # create new locator object
   $self->{locator}->{$name} = Data::Storage::Locator->new( $cfg_locator );