01: /*
02: * $Id: ExternalConnectionProvider.java,v 1.3 2005/06/18 01:03:46 ahimanikya Exp $
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39: */
40: package org.axiondb;
41:
42: import java.sql.Connection;
43: import java.util.Properties;
44:
45: /**
46: * Provides External Database connection for a given DatabaseLink.
47: *
48: * @author Ahimanikya Satapathy
49: * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2005/06/18 01:03:46 $
50: */
51: public interface ExternalConnectionProvider {
52: /** System Property key name for connection provider class name */
53: public static final String EXTERNAL_CONNECTION_PROVIDER_PROPERTY_NAME = "org.axiondb.external.connection.provider";
54: /** Property key name for JDBC driver class */
55: public static final String PROP_DRIVERCLASS = "DRIVER";
56: /** Property key name for JDBC URL string */
57: public static final String PROP_JDBCURL = "URL";
58: /** Property key name for user name */
59: public static final String PROP_USERNAME = "USERNAME";
60: /** Property key name for user password */
61: public static final String PROP_PASSWORD = "PASSWORD";
62: /** Property key name for Catalog Name */
63: public static final String PROP_CATALOG = "CATALOG";
64: /** Property key name for SchemaName */
65: public static final String PROP_SCHEMA = "SCHEMA";
66:
67: Connection getConnection(Properties spec) throws AxionException;
68: }
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