01: package org.apache.torque.adapter;
02:
03: /*
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08: * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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10: * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
11: *
12: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
13: *
14: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
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16: * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
17: * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
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19: * under the License.
20: */
21:
22: /**
23: * Interface for various ID retrieval method types
24: * (i.e. auto-increment, sequence, ID broker, etc.).
25: *
26: * @author <a href="mailto:dlr@collab.net">Daniel Rall</a>
27: * @version $Id: IDMethod.java 473821 2006-11-11 22:37:25Z tv $
28: */
29: public interface IDMethod {
30: /**
31: * Key generation via database-specific ID method
32: * (i.e. auto-increment for MySQL, sequence for Oracle, etc.).
33: */
34: String NATIVE = "native";
35:
36: /**
37: * Key generation via auto-increment.
38: */
39: String AUTO_INCREMENT = "autoincrement";
40:
41: /**
42: * Key generation via sequences.
43: */
44: String SEQUENCE = "sequence";
45:
46: /**
47: * Key generation via the IDBroker table.
48: */
49: String ID_BROKER = "idbroker";
50:
51: /**
52: * No RDBMS key generation (keys may be generated by the
53: * application).
54: */
55: String NO_ID_METHOD = "none";
56: }
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