01: /*
02: * Copyright (c) 1998-2003 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
03: *
04: * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
05: *
06: * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
07: * notice unmodified.
08: *
09: * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10: * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11: * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
12: * (at your option) any later version.
13: *
14: * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
17: * of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
18: * details.
19: *
20: * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
21: * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
22: * Free SoftwareFoundation, Inc.
23: * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
24: * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
25: *
26: * @author Scott Ferguson
27: */
28:
29: package javax.resource.cci;
30:
31: import javax.resource.Referenceable;
32: import javax.resource.ResourceException;
33: import java.io.Serializable;
34:
35: /**
36: * Creates application connection objects. Generally the ConnectionFactory
37: * will be stored in JNDI.
38: */
39: public interface ConnectionFactory extends Serializable, Referenceable {
40: /**
41: * Returns an application connection.
42: *
43: * @return the application's connection facade
44: */
45: public Connection getConnection() throws ResourceException;
46:
47: /**
48: * Gets a connection with given properties.
49: *
50: * @param properties the properties of the connection
51: */
52: public Connection getConnection(ConnectionSpec properties)
53: throws ResourceException;
54:
55: /**
56: * Return a RecordFactory which creates generic Record instances.
57: */
58: public RecordFactory getRecordFactory() throws ResourceException;
59:
60: /**
61: * Returns the metadata for the resource adapter.
62: */
63: public ResourceAdapterMetaData getMetaData()
64: throws ResourceException;
65: }
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