--- nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Handler/Abstract.pm	2002/12/19 16:30:23	1.9
+++ nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Handler/Abstract.pm	2003/01/19 02:31:51	1.10
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ##    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-##    $Id: Abstract.pm,v 1.9 2002/12/19 16:30:23 joko Exp $
+##    $Id: Abstract.pm,v 1.10 2003/01/19 02:31:51 joko Exp $
 ##    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##    $Log: Abstract.pm,v $
+##    Revision 1.10  2003/01/19 02:31:51  joko
+##    + fix to 'sub AUTOLOAD'
+##
 ##    Revision 1.9  2002/12/19 16:30:23  joko
 ##    + added 'sub dropDb' and 'sub rebuildDb' as croakers for concrete implementations of methods in proper handlers
 ##
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@
   bless $self, $class;
 =cut
 
-
+#=pod
   # V2 - maybe more convenient/secure? utilizing Damian Conway's Tie::SecureHash...
   my $self = Tie::SecureHash->new(
     $class,
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@
       #_protected => ,
       #__private => ,
   );
-
+#=cut
 
   # merge passed-in arguments to constructor as properties into already blessed secure object
     
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@
 }
 
 
+# TODO: use NEXT.pm inside this mechanism (to avoid repetitions...)
 sub AUTOLOAD {
 
   # recursion problem to be avoided here!!!
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@
   #if (!$self->exists('COREHANDLE')) { return; }
 
   # handle locking (hack)
-  if ($self->exists('lock_info') && $self->{lock_info}->{last_method} && $methodname eq $self->{lock_info}->{last_method}) {
+  if ($self->can('exists') && $self->exists('lock_info') && $self->{lock_info}->{last_method} && $methodname eq $self->{lock_info}->{last_method}) {
     $self->{lock_info}->{log_lock} = 1;
   } else {
     $self->{lock_info}->{log_lock} = 0;
@@ -181,7 +185,14 @@
   #if (!$self->exists('_COREHANDLE')) {
   #if (!$self->{_COREHANDLE}) {
   if (!$core) {
-    my $err_msg_core = __PACKAGE__ . "[$self->{metainfo}->{type}]" . ": " . "COREHANDLE is undefined while trying to execute method \"$methodname\"";
+
+#print Dumper($self);    
+#exit;
+
+    my $handlertype = $self->{metainfo}->{type};
+    $handlertype ||= '';
+
+    my $err_msg_core = __PACKAGE__ . "[$handlertype]" . ": " . "COREHANDLE is undefined while trying to execute method \"$methodname\"";
 print $err_msg_core, "\n";
     if ($self->exists('lock_info') && !$self->{lock_info}->{log_lock}) {
       $logger->error( $err_msg_core );
@@ -227,10 +238,11 @@
     
 #print "calling: $methodname", "\n";
     
-    # method calls doing it until here will get dispatched to the proper handler
+    # method calls making it until here will get dispatched to the proper handler
     return $core->$methodname(@_);
   
   } elsif ($self->can($methodname)) {
+    # try to call specified method inside our or inherited module(s) scope(s)
     return $self->$methodname(@_);
   }
 
@@ -267,7 +279,7 @@
     my $self = shift;
     my $nodename = shift;
     #$nodename = 'TransactionRoutingTable';
-    $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ . "->getChildNode( nodename $nodename )" );
+    $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ . "->existsChildNode( nodename $nodename )" );
     $self->getChildNodes() unless $self->{meta}->{childnodes};
     my $result = grep(m/$nodename/i, @{$self->{meta}->{childnodes}});     # TODO: use "/i" only on win32-systems!
     return $result;