diff -N ConnectionParameters.java
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+++ ConnectionParameters.java	18 Sep 2013 01:13:32 -0000	1.1
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+package org.lcsim.hps.conditions;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+/**
+ * This class encapsulates the parameters for connecting to a database, 
+ * including hostname, port, user and password.  It can also create and 
+ * return a Connection object based on these parameters.
+ * 
+ * @author jeremym
+ * @version $Id: ConnectionParameters.java,v 1.1 2013/09/18 01:13:32 jeremy Exp $
+ */
+public final class ConnectionParameters {
+    
+    /* Default values for the MySQL database at SLAC. */
+    private String user = "rd_hps_cond_ro";
+    private String password = "2jumpinphotons.";
+    private int port = 3306;
+    private String hostname = "mysql-node03.slac.stanford.edu";
+
+    ConnectionParameters() {
+    }
+
+    ConnectionParameters(String user, String password, String hostname, int port) {
+        this.user = user;
+        this.password = password;
+        this.hostname = hostname;
+        this.port = port;
+    }
+
+    Properties getConnectionProperties() {
+        Properties p = new Properties();
+        p.put("user", user);
+        p.put("password", password);
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    String getHostname() {
+        return hostname;
+    }
+
+    int getPort() {
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    String getConnectionString() {
+        return "jdbc:mysql://" + hostname + ":" + port + "/";
+    }       
+    
+    Connection createConnection() {
+        Properties connectionProperties = getConnectionProperties();
+        Connection connection = null;
+        try {
+            connection = DriverManager.getConnection(getConnectionString(), connectionProperties);
+        } catch (SQLException x) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to connect to database: " + getConnectionString(), x);
+        }
+        return connection;
+    }
+}

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