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package org.apache.log4j.jdbcplus;
import java.sql.Connection;
/**
* This interface has to be implemented for your own
* database-connection-handling and its used in class JDBCLogger.
*
* @author
* <a href="mailto:t.fenner@klopotek.de">Thomas Fenner</a>
* @since 1.0
* @version see jdbcappender.jar/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF for version information
*/
public interface JDBCConnectionHandler {
/**
* Get a connection
*
* @return The Connection value
* @exception Exception
* Description of Exception
*/
Connection getConnection() throws Exception;
/**
* Get a defined connection
*
* @param _url
* Description of Parameter
* @param _username
* Description of Parameter
* @param _password
* Description of Parameter
* @return The Connection value
* @exception Exception
* Description of Exception
*/
Connection getConnection(String _url, String _username, String _password) throws Exception;
}