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/*
 *                 Sun Public License Notice
 * 
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Public License
 * Version 1.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in
 * compliance with the License. A copy of the License is available at
 * http://www.sun.com/
 * 
 * The Original Code is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
 * Code is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2004 Sun
 * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 */

package org.netbeans.lib.ddl;

import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.netbeans.lib.ddl.*;

/**
* Interface for commands.
* DatabaseSpecification instances keeps information about used database type (object was 
* created using factory's method createSpecification()) and used connection info. 
* It should be used as factory for DDLCommands.
* It also converts java classes into native database types and vice versa.
*
* @author Slavek Psenicka
*/
public interface DatabaseSpecification {

    /** Returns database metadata */
    public DatabaseMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException;

    public String getMetaDataAdaptorClassName();
    public void setMetaDataAdaptorClassName(String name);

    /** Returns used connection */
    public DBConnection getConnection();

    /** Creates and returns java.sql.Connection object */
    public Connection openJDBCConnection() throws DDLException;

    /** Returns java.sql.Connection, if present and open */
    public Connection getJDBCConnection();

    /** Returns factory */
    public DatabaseSpecificationFactory getSpecificationFactory();

    /** Sets factory */
    public void setSpecificationFactory(DatabaseSpecificationFactory fac);

    /** Closes the connection.
    * If you forget to close the connection, next open should throw
    * DDLException. This is an internal dummy-trap.
    */
    public void closeJDBCConnection() throws DDLException;

    /** Returns all database properties.
    * It contains all command properties. Used to obtain settings independent
    * on commands.
    */
    public Map getProperties();

    /** Returns properties of command.
    * This description should be used for formatting commands, it contains
    * available information for DatabaseSpecification. 
    * @param command Name of command. 
    */
    public Map getCommandProperties(String command);

    /** Creates command identified by commandName. Command names will include
    * create/rename/drop table/view/index/column and comment table/column. It 
    * returns null if command specified by commandName was not found. Used 
    * system allows developers to extend db-specification files and simply 
    * address new commands (everybody can implement createXXXCommand()).
    * @param command Name of command. 
    */
    public DDLCommand createCommand(String commandName) throws CommandNotSupportedException;

    /** Returns DBType where maps specified java type.
    */
    public String getType(int sqltype);
}

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*       Microsystems Copyright in File Comment
*  2    Gandalf   1.1         9/13/99  Slavek Psenicka 
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* $
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