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19
20 package org.netbeans.lib.ddl;
21
22 import java.sql.*;
23 import java.util.Set JavaDoc;
24 import org.netbeans.lib.ddl.*;
25 import org.netbeans.lib.ddl.impl.*;
26
27 /**
28 * The factory interface used for creating instances of DriverSpecification class.
29 * DriverSpecificationFactory collects information about available driver
30 * description files. Then it's able to specify if system can control
31 * the driver (specified by product name). It also provides a list of supported
32 * drivers.
33 *
34 * @author Radko Najman
35 */
36 public interface DriverSpecificationFactory {
37
38     /** Returns array of driver products supported by system. It returns
39     * string array only, not the DriverSpecification array.
40     */
41     public Set JavaDoc supportedDrivers();
42
43     /** Returns true if driver (specified by driverName) is
44     * supported by system. Does not throw exception if it doesn't.
45     * @param ddriverName Driver product name as given from DatabaseMetaData
46     * @return True if driver product is supported.
47     */
48     public boolean isDriverSupported(String JavaDoc driverName);
49
50     /** Creates instance of DriverSpecification class; a driver-specification
51     * class. This object knows about used driver.
52     * @param driverName Driver name
53     * @return DriverSpecification object.
54     */
55     public DriverSpecification createDriverSpecification(String JavaDoc driverName);
56
57 }
58
59 /*
60 * <<Log>>
61 */
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