fpdb/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py

#!/usr/bin/python

#Copyright 2008 Steffen Jobbagy-Felso
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#In the "official" distribution you can find the license in
#agpl-3.0.txt in the docs folder of the package.

import os
import re
import sys
from time import time, strftime

import fpdb_simple
import FpdbSQLQueries

class fpdb_db:
    def __init__(self):
        """Simple constructor, doesnt really do anything"""
        self.db             = None
        self.cursor         = None
        self.sql            = {}
        self.MYSQL_INNODB   = 2
        self.PGSQL          = 3
        self.SQLITE         = 4

        # Data Structures for index and foreign key creation
        # drop_code is an int with possible values:  0 - don't drop for bulk import
        #                                            1 - drop during bulk import
        # db differences: 
        # - note that mysql automatically creates indexes on constrained columns when
        #   foreign keys are created, while postgres does not. Hence the much longer list
        #   of indexes is required for postgres.
        # all primary keys are left on all the time
        #
        #             table     column           drop_code

        self.indexes = [
                         [ ] # no db with index 0
                       , [ ] # no db with index 1
                       , [ # indexes for mysql (list index 2)
                           {'tab':'Players',  'col':'name',          'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Hands',    'col':'siteHandNo',    'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Tourneys', 'col':'siteTourneyNo', 'drop':0}
                         ]
                       , [ # indexes for postgres (list index 3)
                           {'tab':'Boardcards',      'col':'handId',            'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Gametypes',       'col':'siteId',            'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Hands',           'col':'gametypeId',        'drop':0} # mct 22/3/09
                         , {'tab':'Hands',           'col':'siteHandNo',        'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'HandsActions',    'col':'handsPlayerId',     'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'HandsPlayers',    'col':'handId',            'drop':1}
                         , {'tab':'HandsPlayers',    'col':'playerId',          'drop':1}
                         , {'tab':'HandsPlayers',    'col':'tourneysPlayersId', 'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'HudCache',        'col':'gametypeId',        'drop':1}
                         , {'tab':'HudCache',        'col':'playerId',          'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'HudCache',        'col':'tourneyTypeId',     'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Players',         'col':'siteId',            'drop':1}
                         , {'tab':'Players',         'col':'name',              'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'Tourneys',        'col':'tourneyTypeId',     'drop':1}
                         , {'tab':'Tourneys',        'col':'siteTourneyNo',     'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'TourneysPlayers', 'col':'playerId',          'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'TourneysPlayers', 'col':'tourneyId',         'drop':0}
                         , {'tab':'TourneyTypes',    'col':'siteId',            'drop':0}
                         ]
                       ]

        self.foreignKeys = [
                             [ ] # no db with index 0
                           , [ ] # no db with index 1
                           , [ # foreign keys for mysql
                               {'fktab':'Hands',        'fkcol':'gametypeId',    'rtab':'Gametypes',     'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsPlayers', 'fkcol':'handId',        'rtab':'Hands',         'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsPlayers', 'fkcol':'playerId',      'rtab':'Players',       'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsActions', 'fkcol':'handsPlayerId', 'rtab':'HandsPlayers',  'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'gametypeId',    'rtab':'Gametypes',     'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'playerId',      'rtab':'Players',       'rcol':'id', 'drop':0}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'tourneyTypeId', 'rtab':'TourneyTypes',  'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             ]
                           , [ # foreign keys for postgres
                               {'fktab':'Hands',        'fkcol':'gametypeId',    'rtab':'Gametypes',     'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsPlayers', 'fkcol':'handId',        'rtab':'Hands',         'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsPlayers', 'fkcol':'playerId',      'rtab':'Players',       'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HandsActions', 'fkcol':'handsPlayerId', 'rtab':'HandsPlayers',  'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'gametypeId',    'rtab':'Gametypes',     'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'playerId',      'rtab':'Players',       'rcol':'id', 'drop':0}
                             , {'fktab':'HudCache',     'fkcol':'tourneyTypeId', 'rtab':'TourneyTypes',  'rcol':'id', 'drop':1}
                             ]
                           ]


        # MySQL Notes:
        #    "FOREIGN KEY (handId) REFERENCES Hands(id)" - requires index on Hands.id
        #                                                - creates index handId on <thistable>.handId
        # alter table t drop foreign key fk
        # alter table t add foreign key (fkcol) references tab(rcol)
        # alter table t add constraint c foreign key (fkcol) references tab(rcol)
        # (fkcol is used for foreigh key name)

        # mysql to list indexes:
        #   SELECT table_name, index_name, non_unique, column_name 
        #   FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.STATISTICS
        #     WHERE table_name = 'tbl_name'
        #     AND table_schema = 'db_name'
        #   ORDER BY table_name, index_name, seq_in_index
        #
        # ALTER TABLE Tourneys ADD INDEX siteTourneyNo(siteTourneyNo)
        # ALTER TABLE tab DROP INDEX idx

        # mysql to list fks:
        #   SELECT constraint_name, table_name, column_name, referenced_table_name, referenced_column_name
        #   FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
        #   WHERE REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA = (your schema name here)
        #   AND REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME is not null
        #   ORDER BY TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME;

        # this may indicate missing object
        # _mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (1025, "Error on rename of '.\\fpdb\\hands' to '.\\fpdb\\#sql2-7f0-1b' (errno: 152)")


        # PG notes:

        #  To add a foreign key constraint to a table:
        #  ALTER TABLE tab ADD CONSTRAINT c FOREIGN KEY (col) REFERENCES t2(col2) MATCH FULL;
        #  ALTER TABLE tab DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk
        #
        #  Note: index names must be unique across a schema
        #  CREATE INDEX idx ON tab(col)
        #  DROP INDEX idx
    #end def __init__

    def do_connect(self, config=None):
        """Connects a database using information in config"""
        if config is None:
            raise FpdbError('Configuration not defined')

        self.settings = {}
        self.settings['os'] = "linuxmac" if os.name != "nt" else "windows"

        self.settings.update(config.get_db_parameters())
        self.connect(self.settings['db-backend'],
                     self.settings['db-host'],
                     self.settings['db-databaseName'],
                     self.settings['db-user'], 
                     self.settings['db-password'])
    #end def do_connect
    
    def connect(self, backend=None, host=None, database=None,
                user=None, password=None):
        """Connects a database with the given parameters"""
        if backend is None:
            raise FpdbError('Database backend not defined')
        self.backend=backend
        self.host=host
        self.user=user
        self.password=password
        self.database=database
        if backend==self.MYSQL_INNODB:
            import MySQLdb
            try:
                self.db = MySQLdb.connect(host = host, user = user, passwd = password, db = database, use_unicode=True)
            except:
                raise fpdb_simple.FpdbError("MySQL connection failed")
        elif backend==self.PGSQL:
            import psycopg2
            import psycopg2.extensions
            psycopg2.extensions.register_type(psycopg2.extensions.UNICODE)
            # If DB connection is made over TCP, then the variables
            # host, user and password are required
            # print "host=%s user=%s pass=%s." % (host, user, password)
            if self.host and self.user and self.password:
                try:
                    self.db = psycopg2.connect(host = host,
                            user = user, 
                            password = password, 
                            database = database)
                except:
                    raise fpdb_simple.FpdbError("PostgreSQL connection failed")
            # For local domain-socket connections, only DB name is
            # needed, and everything else is in fact undefined and/or
            # flat out wrong
            else:
                try:
                    self.db = psycopg2.connect(database = database)
                except:
                    raise fpdb_simple.FpdbError("PostgreSQL connection failed")
        else:
            raise fpdb_simple.FpdbError("unrecognised database backend:"+backend)
        self.cursor=self.db.cursor()
        self.cursor.execute('SET SESSION TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED')
        # Set up query dictionary as early in the connection process as we can.
        self.sql = FpdbSQLQueries.FpdbSQLQueries(self.get_backend_name())
        self.wrongDbVersion=False
        try:
            self.cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM Settings")
            settings=self.cursor.fetchone()
            if settings[0]!=118:
                print "outdated or too new database version - please recreate tables"
                self.wrongDbVersion=True
        except:# _mysql_exceptions.ProgrammingError:
            print "failed to read settings table - please recreate tables"
            self.wrongDbVersion=True
    #end def connect

    def disconnect(self, due_to_error=False):
        """Disconnects the DB"""
        if due_to_error:
            self.db.rollback()
        else:
            self.db.commit()
        self.cursor.close()
        self.db.close()
    #end def disconnect
    
    def reconnect(self, due_to_error=False):
        """Reconnects the DB"""
        #print "started fpdb_db.reconnect"
        self.disconnect(due_to_error)
        self.connect(self.backend, self.host, self.database, self.user, self.password)

    def create_tables(self):
        #todo: should detect and fail gracefully if tables already exist.
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createSettingsTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createSitesTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createGametypesTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createPlayersTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createAutoratesTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createHandsTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createBoardCardsTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createTourneyTypesTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createTourneysTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createTourneysPlayersTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createHandsPlayersTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createHandsActionsTable'])
        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['createHudCacheTable'])
        #self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['addTourneyIndex'])
        #self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['addHandsIndex'])
        #self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['addPlayersIndex'])
        self.fillDefaultData()
        self.db.commit()
#end def disconnect
    
    def drop_tables(self):
        """Drops the fpdb tables from the current db"""

        if(self.get_backend_name() == 'MySQL InnoDB'):
            #Databases with FOREIGN KEY support need this switched of before you can drop tables
            self.drop_referential_integrity()

            # Query the DB to see what tables exist
            self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['list_tables'])
            for table in self.cursor:
                self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['drop_table'] + table[0])
        elif(self.get_backend_name() == 'PostgreSQL'):
            self.db.commit()# I have no idea why this makes the query work--REB 07OCT2008
            self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['list_tables'])
            tables = self.cursor.fetchall()
            for table in tables:
                self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['drop_table'] + table[0] + ' cascade') 
        elif(self.get_backend_name() == 'SQLite'):
            #todo: sqlite version here
            print "Empty function here"

            self.db.commit()
    #end def drop_tables

    def drop_referential_integrity(self):
        """Update all tables to remove foreign keys"""

        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['list_tables'])
        result = self.cursor.fetchall()

        for i in range(len(result)):
            self.cursor.execute("SHOW CREATE TABLE " + result[i][0])
            inner = self.cursor.fetchall()

            for j in range(len(inner)):
            # result[i][0] - Table name
            # result[i][1] - CREATE TABLE parameters
            #Searching for CONSTRAINT `tablename_ibfk_1`
                for m in re.finditer('(ibfk_[0-9]+)', inner[j][1]):
                    key = "`" + inner[j][0] + "_" + m.group() + "`"
                    self.cursor.execute("ALTER TABLE " + inner[j][0] + " DROP FOREIGN KEY " + key)
                self.db.commit()
        #end drop_referential_inegrity
    
    def get_backend_name(self):
        """Returns the name of the currently used backend"""
        if self.backend==2:
            return "MySQL InnoDB"
        elif self.backend==3:
            return "PostgreSQL"
        else:
            raise fpdb_simple.FpdbError("invalid backend")
    #end def get_backend_name
    
    def get_db_info(self):
        return (self.host, self.database, self.user, self.password)
    #end def get_db_info
    
    def fillDefaultData(self):
        self.cursor.execute("INSERT INTO Settings VALUES (118);")
        self.cursor.execute("INSERT INTO Sites VALUES (DEFAULT, 'Full Tilt Poker', 'USD');")
        self.cursor.execute("INSERT INTO Sites VALUES (DEFAULT, 'PokerStars', 'USD');")
        self.cursor.execute("INSERT INTO Sites VALUES (DEFAULT, 'Everleaf', 'USD');")
        self.cursor.execute("INSERT INTO TourneyTypes VALUES (DEFAULT, 1, 0, 0, 0, False);")
    #end def fillDefaultData
    
    def recreate_tables(self):
        """(Re-)creates the tables of the current DB"""
        
        self.drop_tables()
        self.create_tables()
        self.createAllIndexes()
        self.db.commit()
        print "Finished recreating tables"
    #end def recreate_tables

    def prepareBulkImport(self):
        """Drop some indexes/foreign keys to prepare for bulk import. 
           Currently keeping the standalone indexes as needed to import quickly"""
        stime = time()
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(0)   # allow table/index operations to work
        for fk in self.foreignKeys[self.backend]:
            if fk['drop'] == 1:
                if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                    self.cursor.execute("SELECT constraint_name " +
                                       "FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE " +
                                       #"WHERE REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA = 'fpdb'
                                       "WHERE 1=1 " +
                                       "AND table_name = %s AND column_name = %s " + 
                                       "AND referenced_table_name = %s " +
                                       "AND referenced_column_name = %s ",
                                       (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'], fk['rtab'], fk['rcol']) )
                    cons = self.cursor.fetchone()
                    #print "preparebulk: cons=", cons
                    if cons:
                        print "dropping mysql fk", cons[0], fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']
                        try:
                            self.cursor.execute("alter table " + fk['fktab'] + " drop foreign key " + cons[0])
                        except:
                            pass
                elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
    #    DON'T FORGET TO RECREATE THEM!!
                    print "dropping pg fk", fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']
                    try:
                        # try to lock table to see if index drop will work:
                        # hmmm, tested by commenting out rollback in grapher. lock seems to work but 
                        # then drop still hangs :-(  does work in some tests though??
                        # will leave code here for now pending further tests/enhancement ...
                        self.cursor.execute( "lock table %s in exclusive mode nowait" % (fk['fktab'],) )
                        #print "after lock, status:", self.cursor.statusmessage
                        #print "alter table %s drop constraint %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'])
                        try:
                            self.cursor.execute("alter table %s drop constraint %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']))
                            print "dropped pg fk pg fk %s_%s_fkey, continuing ..." % (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'])
                        except:
                            if "does not exist" not in str(sys.exc_value):
                                print "warning: drop pg fk %s_%s_fkey failed: %s, continuing ..." \
                                      % (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'], str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n') )
                    except:
                        print "warning: constraint %s_%s_fkey not dropped: %s, continuing ..." \
                              % (fk['fktab'],fk['fkcol'], str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n'))
                else:
                    print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                    return -1
        
        for idx in self.indexes[self.backend]:
            if idx['drop'] == 1:
                if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                    print "dropping mysql index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                    try:
                        # apparently nowait is not implemented in mysql so this just hands if there are locks 
                        # preventing the index drop :-(
                        self.cursor.execute( "alter table %s drop index %s", (idx['tab'],idx['col']) )
                    except:
                        pass
                elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
    #    DON'T FORGET TO RECREATE THEM!!
                    print "dropping pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                    try:
                        # try to lock table to see if index drop will work:
                        self.cursor.execute( "lock table %s in exclusive mode nowait" % (idx['tab'],) )
                        #print "after lock, status:", self.cursor.statusmessage
                        try:
                            # table locked ok so index drop should work:
                            #print "drop index %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) 
                            self.cursor.execute( "drop index if exists %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) )
                            #print "dropped  pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                        except:
                            if "does not exist" not in str(sys.exc_value):
                                print "warning: drop index %s_%s_idx failed: %s, continuing ..." \
                                      % (idx['tab'],idx['col'], str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n')) 
                    except:
                        print "warning: index %s_%s_idx not dropped %s, continuing ..." \
                              % (idx['tab'],idx['col'], str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n'))
                else:
                    print "Error: Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                    return -1

        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(1)   # go back to normal isolation level
        self.db.commit() # seems to clear up errors if there were any in postgres
        ptime = time() - stime
        print "prepare import took", ptime, "seconds"
    #end def prepareBulkImport

    def afterBulkImport(self):
        """Re-create any dropped indexes/foreign keys after bulk import"""
        stime = time()
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(0)   # allow table/index operations to work
        for fk in self.foreignKeys[self.backend]:
            if fk['drop'] == 1:
                if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                    self.cursor.execute("SELECT constraint_name " +
                                       "FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE " +
                                       #"WHERE REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA = 'fpdb'
                                       "WHERE 1=1 " +
                                       "AND table_name = %s AND column_name = %s " + 
                                       "AND referenced_table_name = %s " +
                                       "AND referenced_column_name = %s ",
                                       (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'], fk['rtab'], fk['rcol']) )
                    cons = self.cursor.fetchone()
                    print "afterbulk: cons=", cons
                    if cons:
                        pass
                    else:
                        print "creating fk ", fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'], "->", fk['rtab'], fk['rcol']
                        try:
                            self.cursor.execute("alter table " + fk['fktab'] + " add foreign key (" 
                                               + fk['fkcol'] + ") references " + fk['rtab'] + "(" 
                                               + fk['rcol'] + ")")
                        except:
                            pass
                elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
                    print "creating fk ", fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'], "->", fk['rtab'], fk['rcol']
                    try:
                        self.cursor.execute("alter table " + fk['fktab'] + " add constraint "
                                           + fk['fktab'] + '_' + fk['fkcol'] + '_fkey'
                                           + " foreign key (" + fk['fkcol']
                                           + ") references " + fk['rtab'] + "(" + fk['rcol'] + ")")
                    except:
                        pass
                else:
                    print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                    return -1
        
        for idx in self.indexes[self.backend]:
            if idx['drop'] == 1:
                if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                    print "creating mysql index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                    try:
                        self.cursor.execute( "alter table %s add index %s(%s)"
                                          , (idx['tab'],idx['col'],idx['col']) )
                    except:
                        pass
                elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
    #                pass
                    # mod to use tab_col for index name?
                    print "creating pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                    try:
                        print "create index %s_%s_idx on %s(%s)" % (idx['tab'], idx['col'], idx['tab'], idx['col'])
                        self.cursor.execute( "create index %s_%s_idx on %s(%s)"
                                          % (idx['tab'], idx['col'], idx['tab'], idx['col']) )
                    except:
                        print "   ERROR! :-("
                        pass
                else:
                    print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                    return -1

        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(1)   # go back to normal isolation level
        self.db.commit()   # seems to clear up errors if there were any in postgres
        atime = time() - stime
        print "after import took", atime, "seconds"
    #end def afterBulkImport

    def createAllIndexes(self):
        """Create new indexes"""
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(0)   # allow table/index operations to work
        for idx in self.indexes[self.backend]:
            if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                print "creating mysql index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                try:
                    self.cursor.execute( "alter table %s add index %s(%s)"
                                      , (idx['tab'],idx['col'],idx['col']) )
                except:
                    pass
            elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
                # mod to use tab_col for index name?
                print "creating pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                try:
                    print "create index %s_%s_idx on %s(%s)" % (idx['tab'], idx['col'], idx['tab'], idx['col'])
                    self.cursor.execute( "create index %s_%s_idx on %s(%s)"
                                      % (idx['tab'], idx['col'], idx['tab'], idx['col']) )
                except:
                    print "   ERROR! :-("
                    pass
            else:
                print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                return -1
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(1)   # go back to normal isolation level
    #end def createAllIndexes

    def dropAllIndexes(self):
        """Drop all standalone indexes (i.e. not including primary keys or foreign keys)
           using list of indexes in indexes data structure"""
        # maybe upgrade to use data dictionary?? (but take care to exclude PK and FK)
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(0)   # allow table/index operations to work
        for idx in self.indexes[self.backend]:
            if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
                print "dropping mysql index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                try:
                    self.cursor.execute( "alter table %s drop index %s"
                                      , (idx['tab'],idx['col']) )
                except:
                    pass
            elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
                print "dropping pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                # mod to use tab_col for index name?
                try:
                    self.cursor.execute( "drop index %s_%s_idx"
                                      % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) )
                except:
                    pass
            else:
                print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                return -1
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(1)   # go back to normal isolation level
    #end def dropAllIndexes

    def analyzeDB(self):
        """Do whatever the DB can offer to update index/table statistics"""
        stime = time()
        if self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            self.db.set_isolation_level(0)   # allow vacuum to work
            try:
                self.cursor.execute("vacuum analyze")
            except:
                print "Error during vacuum"
            self.db.set_isolation_level(1)   # go back to normal isolation level
        self.db.commit()
        atime = time() - stime
        print "analyze took", atime, "seconds"
    #end def analyzeDB

    # Currently uses an exclusive lock on the Hands table as a global lock
    # Return values are Unix style, 0 for success, positive integers for errors
    # 1 = generic error
    # 2 = hands table does not exist (error message is suppressed)
    def get_global_lock(self):
        if self.backend == self.MYSQL_INNODB:
            try:
                self.cursor.execute( "lock tables Hands write" )
            except:
                # Table 'fpdb.hands' doesn't exist
                if str(sys.exc_value).find(".hands' doesn't exist") >= 0:
                    return(2)
                print "Error! failed to obtain global lock. Close all programs accessing " \
                      + "database (including fpdb) and try again (%s)." \
                      % ( str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n'), )
                return(1)
        elif self.backend == self.PGSQL:
            try:
                self.cursor.execute( "lock table Hands in exclusive mode nowait" )
                #print "... after lock table, status =", self.cursor.statusmessage
            except:
                # relation "hands" does not exist
                if str(sys.exc_value).find('relation "hands" does not exist') >= 0:
                    return(2)
                print "Error! failed to obtain global lock. Close all programs accessing " \
                      + "database (including fpdb) and try again (%s)." \
                      % ( str(sys.exc_value).rstrip('\n'), )
                return(1)
        return(0) 
#end class fpdb_db