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1 package org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer;
2
3 /* Copyright 2002-2005 The Apache Software Foundation
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17
18 import org.apache.ojb.broker.metadata.JdbcConnectionDescriptor;
19
20 import java.sql.Connection JavaDoc;
21
22 /**
23  * ConnectionFactory is responsible to lookup and release the
24  * connections used by the
25  * {@link org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionManagerIF}
26  * implementation.
27  *
28  * @version $Id: ConnectionFactory.java,v 1.11.2.1 2005/04/26 03:41:35 mkalen Exp $
29  * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryPooledImpl
30  * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryNotPooledImpl
31  * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryDBCPImpl
32  * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryManagedImpl
33  */

34 public interface ConnectionFactory
35 {
36
37     /**
38      * Lookup a connection from the connection factory implementation.
39      */

40     Connection JavaDoc lookupConnection(JdbcConnectionDescriptor jcd) throws LookupException;
41
42     /**
43      * Release connection - CAUTION: Release every connection after use to avoid abandoned connections.
44      * Depending on the used implementation connection will be closed, returned to pool, ...
45      */

46     void releaseConnection(JdbcConnectionDescriptor jcd, Connection JavaDoc con);
47
48     /**
49      * Release all resources
50      * used by the implementing class (e.g. connection pool, ...)
51      * for the given connection descriptor.
52      */

53     void releaseAllResources();
54
55 }
56
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