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36
37 package javax.resource.spi;
38
39 import javax.resource.ResourceException;
40
41 /**
42 * This interface specifies the methods to associate a
43 * <code>ResourceAdapter</code> object with other objects that
44 * implement this interface like
45 * <code>ManagedConnectionFactory</code> and <code>ActivationSpec</code>.
46 *
47 * @version 1.0
48 * @author Ram Jeyaraman
49 */
50 public interface ResourceAdapterAssociation {
51
52 /**
53 * Get the associated <code>ResourceAdapter</code> object.
54 *
55 * @return the associated <code>ResourceAdapter</code> object.
56 */
57 ResourceAdapter getResourceAdapter();
58
59 /**
60 * Associate this object with a <code>ResourceAdapter</code> object.
61 * Note, this method must be called exactly once. That is, the
62 * association must not change during the lifetime of this object.
63 *
64 * @param ra <code>ResourceAdapter</code> object to be associated with.
65 *
66 * @throws ResourceException generic exception.
67 *
68 * @throws ResourceAdapterInternalException
69 * resource adapter related error condition.
70 *
71 * @throws IllegalStateException indicates that this object is in an
72 * illegal state for the method invocation. For example, this occurs when
73 * this method is called more than once on the same object.
74 */
75 void setResourceAdapter(ResourceAdapter ra) throws ResourceException;
76 }
77