net.spy.db
Interface ConnectionSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDBCConnectionSource, JNDIConnectionSource, ObjectPoolConnectionSource

public interface ConnectionSource

Interface for classes that will create database connections.

Method Summary

java.sql.Connection	getConnection(SpyConfig conf) Get a new connection.
void	returnConnection(java.sql.Connection conn) Return a connection.

Method Detail

getConnection

java.sql.Connection getConnection(SpyConfig conf)
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Get a new connection.

Parameters:

conf - a SpyConfig describing the connection that needs to be fetched.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - if a connection could not be obtained

returnConnection

void returnConnection(java.sql.Connection conn)

Return a connection. This method is used to inform whatever pooling mechanism is in use that the connection is no longer wanted, or needed, or even cared about here.