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41:
42: package org.netbeans.lib.ddl;
43:
44: import java.sql.*;
45: import java.util.Set;
46: import org.netbeans.lib.ddl.*;
47: import org.netbeans.lib.ddl.impl.*;
48:
49: /**
50: * The factory interface used for creating instances of DriverSpecification class.
51: * DriverSpecificationFactory collects information about available driver
52: * description files. Then it's able to specify if system can control
53: * the driver (specified by product name). It also provides a list of supported
54: * drivers.
55: *
56: * @author Radko Najman
57: */
58: public interface DriverSpecificationFactory {
59:
60: /** Returns array of driver products supported by system. It returns
61: * string array only, not the DriverSpecification array.
62: */
63: public Set supportedDrivers();
64:
65: /** Returns true if driver (specified by driverName) is
66: * supported by system. Does not throw exception if it doesn't.
67: * @param ddriverName Driver product name as given from DatabaseMetaData
68: * @return True if driver product is supported.
69: */
70: public boolean isDriverSupported(String driverName);
71:
72: /** Creates instance of DriverSpecification class; a driver-specification
73: * class. This object knows about used driver.
74: * @param driverName Driver name
75: * @return DriverSpecification object.
76: */
77: public DriverSpecification createDriverSpecification(
78: String driverName);
79:
80: }
81:
82: /*
83: * <<Log>>
84: */
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