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package org.exoplatform.services.jcr.impl.storage.jdbc.db;

import org.exoplatform.services.jcr.storage.WorkspaceStorageConnection;

import java.sql.Connection;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

/**
 * WorkspaceStorageConnectionFactory interface.
 * 
 * Describe methods contract of Workspace Connections Factory.
 * 
 */
public interface WorkspaceStorageConnectionFactory
{

   /**
    * Open connection to Workspace storage.
    * 
    * @return WorkspaceStorageConnection connection
    * @throws RepositoryException
    *           if error occurs
    */
   WorkspaceStorageConnection openConnection() throws RepositoryException;

   /**
    * Open connection to Workspace storage.
    * 
    * @param readOnly
    *          boolean, if true the Connection will be marked as read-only
    * 
    * @return WorkspaceStorageConnection connection
    * @throws RepositoryException
    *           if error occurs
    */
   WorkspaceStorageConnection openConnection(boolean readOnly) throws RepositoryException;

   /**
     * Return native JDBC Connection to workspace storage (JDBC specific).
     * 
     * @return java.sql.Connection connection
     * @throws RepositoryException
     *           if error occurs
     */
   Connection getJdbcConnection() throws RepositoryException;

   /**
    * Return native JDBC Connection to workspace storage (JDBC specific).
    * 
    * @param readOnly
    *          boolean, if true the JDBC Connection will be marked as read-only, see
    *          {@link java.sql.Connection#setReadOnly(boolean)}
    * 
    * @return java.sql.Connection connection
    * @throws RepositoryException
    *           if error occurs
    */
   Connection getJdbcConnection(boolean readOnly) throws RepositoryException;
}