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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.Configuration;

/// <summary>
/// Class contains generic data access functionality to be accessed from 
/// the business tier
/// </summary>
public static class GenericDataAccess
{
  // static constructor 
  static GenericDataAccess()
  {
    //
    // TODO: Add constructor logic here
    //
  }

  // execute a command and return the results as a DataTable object
  public static DataTable ExecuteSelectCommand(DbCommand command)
  {
    // The DataTable to be returned 
    DataTable table;
    // Execute the command making sure the connection gets closed in the end
    try
    {
      // Open the data connection 
      command.Connection.Open();
      // Execute the command and save the results in a DataTable
      DbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
      table = new DataTable();
      table.Load(reader);
      // Close the reader 
      reader.Close();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
      Utilities.LogError(ex);
      throw ex;
    }
    finally
    {
      // Close the connection
      command.Connection.Close();
    }
    return table;
  }

  // execute an update, delete, or insert command 
  // and return the number of affected rows
  public static int ExecuteNonQuery(DbCommand command)
  {
    // The number of affected rows 
    int affectedRows = -1;
    // Execute the command making sure the connection gets closed in the end
    try
    {
      // Open the connection of the command
      command.Connection.Open();
      // Execute the command and get the number of affected rows
      affectedRows = command.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
      // Log eventual errors and rethrow them
      Utilities.LogError(ex);
      throw ex;
    }
    finally
    {
      // Close the connection
      command.Connection.Close();
    }
    // return the number of affected rows
    return affectedRows;
  }

  // execute a select command and return a single result as a string
  public static string ExecuteScalar(DbCommand command)
  {
    // The value to be returned 
    string value = "";
    // Execute the command making sure the connection gets closed in the end
    try
    {
      // Open the connection of the command
      command.Connection.Open();
      // Execute the command and get the number of affected rows
      value = command.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
      // Log eventual errors and rethrow them
      Utilities.LogError(ex);
      throw ex;
    }
    finally
    {
      // Close the connection
      command.Connection.Close();
    }
    // return the result
    return value;
  }

  // creates and prepares a new DbCommand object on a new connection
  public static DbCommand CreateCommand()
  {
    // Obtain the database provider name
    string dataProviderName = BalloonShopConfiguration.DbProviderName;
    // Obtain the database connection string
    string connectionString = BalloonShopConfiguration.DbConnectionString;
    // Create a new data provider factory
    DbProviderFactory factory = DbProviderFactories.GetFactory(dataProviderName);
    // Obtain a database specific connection object
    DbConnection conn = factory.CreateConnection();
    // Set the connection string
    conn.ConnectionString = connectionString;
    // Create a database specific command object
    DbCommand comm = conn.CreateCommand();
    // Set the command type to stored procedure
    comm.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
    // Return the initialized command object
    return comm;
  }
}