Retrieving Database Servers

In this chapter you will learn how to get programmatic access to the database server(s) that is/are used by the TM Server.

Add a New Class

Start by adding a new class called DatabaseServersProvider to your project. Add a public function called GetDBServers, which takes a TranslationProviderServer object as parameter. Call this function from Connect as shown below:

• C#

var serverProvider = new DataBaseServersProvider();
serverProvider.GetDBServers(tmServer);

In the GetDBServers function the GetDatabaseServers method is applied to the server object. Then the function loops through the database servers that are registered for the given TM server. Although most setups involve only a single database server, it is conceivable that the TM Server connects to several DB servers.

• C#

public void GetDBServers(TranslationProviderServer tmServer)
{
    string serverInfo = string.Empty;

    foreach (DatabaseServer dbServer in tmServer.GetDatabaseServers(DatabaseServerProperties.None))
    {
        serverInfo += "Server name: " + dbServer.ServerName + "\n";
        serverInfo += "Friendly server name: " + dbServer.Name + "\n";
        serverInfo += "Server description: " + dbServer.Description + "\n";
        serverInfo += "Server type: " + dbServer.ServerType + "\n\n";
    }

    MessageBox.Show(serverInfo, "Container Information");
}

In the foreach loop we build up the string that contains all DB servers and their properties. ServerName gets the full DNS name or IP address of the DB server, while Name is used to retrieve the friendly DB server name. Note that when registering a DB server, the administrator can enter the actual server name (e.g. sqlserv\sqlexpress) and assign a friendly name like in the current example, Test Server. Among other things, you can retrieve a server Description (which is optional) as well the Authentification, which can be Windows or Database authentification type. Below you see an example of a box containing information on a particular DB server in the GroupShare Web UI:

Putting it All Together

The complete class looks as shown below:

• C#

namespace SDK.LanguagePlatform.Samples.TmAutomation
{
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    using Sdl.LanguagePlatform.TranslationMemoryApi;

    public class DataBaseServersProvider
    {
        #region "get"
        public void GetDBServers(TranslationProviderServer tmServer)
        {
            string serverInfo = string.Empty;

            foreach (DatabaseServer dbServer in tmServer.GetDatabaseServers(DatabaseServerProperties.None))
            {
                serverInfo += "Server name: " + dbServer.ServerName + "\n";
                serverInfo += "Friendly server name: " + dbServer.Name + "\n";
                serverInfo += "Server description: " + dbServer.Description + "\n";
                serverInfo += "Server type: " + dbServer.ServerType + "\n\n";
            }

            MessageBox.Show(serverInfo, "Container Information");
        }
        #endregion
    }
}