Initial commit; initial work on the library viewer which can be run either as an applet or an application; database connection is set up to connect to localhost as testing has necessitated using a gSTM SSH tunnel.

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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package uk.org.ury.database.exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when the database credentials required to 
+ * log into the URY database under a user class are missing, 
+ * and thus the log-in cannot continue.
+ * 
+ * The best practice for handling a MissingCredentialsException 
+ * is to attempt to log into the database with a less privileged 
+ * user class or, if the credentials for read-only access are 
+ * missing, give up.
+ * 
+ * @author Matt Windsor
+ */
+
+public class MissingCredentialsException extends Exception
+{
+  
+  /**
+   *
+   */
+  
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = -397479334359858162L;
+
+
+  /**
+   * Construct a new MissingCredentialsException with a 
+   * default reason.
+   */
+  
+  public
+  MissingCredentialsException ()
+  {
+    super ("Missing credentials.");
+  }
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * Construct a new MissingCredentialsException.
+   * 
+   * @param reason  The explanation for the exception.
+   */
+  
+  public
+  MissingCredentialsException (String reason)
+  {
+    super (reason);
+  }
+}