Source code: jbreport/ConnectionFactory.java
1 /*
2 * $Id: ConnectionFactory.java,v 1.1.1.1 2000/08/31 13:14:17 grantfin Exp $
3 *
4 * jbReport - A reporting library for Java
5 * Copyright (C) 2000 Grant Finnemore <grantfin@users.sourceforge.net>
6 *
7 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11 *
12 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
18 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
20 */
21 package jbreport;
22
23 import java.sql.Connection;
24 import java.sql.SQLException;
25
26 /**
27 * This is used to fetch a connection instance from the application. This
28 * enables re-use of application level connections, with all of the
29 * appropriate security checks in place.
30 *
31 * <p> For valid use, it should have a public no-args constructor.
32 *
33 * @author Grant Finnemore
34 * @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
35 */
36 public
37 interface ConnectionFactory {
38
39 /**
40 * This method should return a valid, open connection for the report
41 * generator to use.
42 */
43 public Connection fetchConnection() throws SQLException;
44
45 }