Method writeOutExternal

src/main/java/fieldbox/io/IO.java:650–697

(String defaultPrefix, External external)

	protected void writeOutExternal(String defaultPrefix, External external) throws IOException {
		for (Map.Entry<String, String> e : external.textFiles.entrySet()) {
			String text = external.box.properties.get(new Dict.Prop<String>(e.getKey()));
			if (text == null) continue;
			File filename = filenameFor(defaultPrefix, e.getValue());

			try {
				writeToFile(filename, text);
			} catch (Exception ex) {
				System.err.println(" exception thrown while saving out a file :" + filename + " for property :" + e + " in box +" + external.box);
				ex.printStackTrace();
				System.err.println(" continuing on");
			}
		}

		File dataFile = filenameFor(external.dataFile);

		if (dataFile != null) {
			Map<String, Object> data = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();

			Set<Map.Entry<Dict.Prop, Object>> es = external.box.properties.getMap()
				.entrySet();
			for (Map.Entry<Dict.Prop, Object> e : es)
				if (isPeristant(e.getKey())) data.put(e.getKey()
					.getName(), e.getValue());


			data.put("__boxclass__", external.boxClass);

			writeToFile(dataFile, serializeToString(data));
		}

		Log.log("io.general", () -> "sweep for persistent, perDocument properties");
		for (Map.Entry<Dict.Prop, Object> e : external.box.properties.getMap()
			.entrySet()) {
			Log.log("io.general", () -> "property :" + e.getKey()
				.toCanon() + " attributes are " + e.getKey()
				.toCanon()
				.getAttributes());

			if (e.getKey()
				.toCanon()
				.getAttributes()
				.isTrue(perDocument, false) && isPeristant(e.getKey()))
				external.overriddenProperties.put(e.getKey()
					.getName(), e.getValue());
		}
	}

	private String serializeToString(Object data) {
		String written = edn.write(data);
		Log.log("io.general", () -> "edn is " + written);
		return written;