X-Git-Url: http://git.uio.no/git/?p=u%2Fmrichter%2FAliRoot.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=STEER%2FAliCDBMetaData.cxx;h=779bd5445956f10cc31389ae41ac52a925cdfba1;hp=d0bc667f834f2cf8027b1685f84b6776ba7e00bc;hb=4453d90074bfdad23ca5dc949656684bd3a97b63;hpb=fe12e09c14250ca4a380175a67ffbd6bb844662e

diff --git a/STEER/AliCDBMetaData.cxx b/STEER/AliCDBMetaData.cxx
index d0bc667f834..779bd544595 100644
--- a/STEER/AliCDBMetaData.cxx
+++ b/STEER/AliCDBMetaData.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "AliLog.h"
 
 #include <TObjString.h>
+#include <TTimeStamp.h>
 
 ClassImp(AliCDBMetaData)
 
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ ClassImp(AliCDBMetaData)
 AliCDBMetaData::AliCDBMetaData() :
 TObject(),
 fObjectClassName(""),
-fResponsible(""), 	
-fBeamPeriod(0),	
+fResponsible(""),
+fBeamPeriod(0),
 fAliRootVersion(""),
 fComment(""),
 fProperties()	
@@ -43,6 +44,22 @@ fProperties()
 	fProperties.SetOwner(1);
 }
 
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliCDBMetaData::AliCDBMetaData(const char *responsible, UInt_t beamPeriod,
+				const char* alirootVersion, const char* comment) :
+TObject(),
+fObjectClassName(""),
+fResponsible(responsible),
+fBeamPeriod(beamPeriod),
+fAliRootVersion(alirootVersion),
+fComment(comment),
+fProperties()	
+{
+// constructor
+
+	fProperties.SetOwner(1);
+}
+
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 AliCDBMetaData::~AliCDBMetaData() {
 // destructor
@@ -78,6 +95,22 @@ Bool_t AliCDBMetaData::RemoveProperty(const char* property) {
 	}
 }
 
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+void AliCDBMetaData::AddDateToComment() {
+// add the date to the comment.
+// This method is supposed to be useful if called at the time when the object
+// is created, so that later it can more easily be tracked, in particular
+// when the date of the file can be lost or when one is interested in the
+// date of creation, irrespective of a later copy of it
+
+	TTimeStamp ts(time(0));
+	TString comment(GetComment());
+	comment += Form("\tDate of production: %s\n", ts.AsString());
+	comment.Remove(comment.Last('+'));
+	SetComment(comment);
+
+}
+
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 void AliCDBMetaData::PrintMetaData() {
 // print the object's metaData
@@ -102,5 +135,6 @@ void AliCDBMetaData::PrintMetaData() {
 			message += Form("\t\t%s\n", ((TObjString* ) aPair->Key())->String().Data());
 		}
 	}
-	AliInfo(Form("**** Object's MetaData set **** \n%s", message.Data()));
+	message += '\n';
+	AliInfo(Form("**** Object's MetaData parameters **** \n%s", message.Data()));
 }