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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2012-2013 smartics, Kronseder & Reiner GmbH
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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15   */
16  package de.smartics.properties.spi.config.ds;
17  
18  /**
19   * A connector to interface with data sources.
20   */
21  public interface DataSourceConnector
22  {
23    // ********************************* Fields *********************************
24  
25    // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------
26  
27    // ****************************** Initializer *******************************
28  
29    // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************
30  
31    // ********************************* Methods ********************************
32  
33    // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------
34  
35    // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------
36  
37    /**
38     * Checks if the implementation is designed to deal with a database identified
39     * by the given String.
40     *
41     * @param databaseId the identifier of the database.
42     * @return <code>true</code> if the proxy may interface with the given
43     *         database, <code>false</code> otherwise.
44     */
45    boolean accepts(String databaseId);
46  
47    /**
48     * Creates a proxy for the given data source.
49     *
50     * @param dataSource the data source to proxy.
51     * @return a specialized proxy for the given data source.
52     */
53    DataSourceProxy create(final JndiDataSourceProxy dataSource);
54  
55    /**
56     * Creates a proxy with the given connection URL and credentials.
57     *
58     * @param connectionUrl the JDBC URL to connect to.
59     * @param userName the name of the user to access the data source.
60     * @param password the password of the user to access the data source.
61     * @return a specialized proxy for the given connection information.
62     */
63    DataSourceProxy create(String connectionUrl, String userName, String password);
64  
65    // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------
66  
67  }