/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
* Free SoftwareFoundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package javax.resource.cci;
import javax.resource.ResourceException;
/**
* Represents an application handle for the client. The physical
* connection is implemented by a ManagedConnection.
*/
public interface Connection {
/**
* Creates an Interaction for the Connection. The Interaction is
* like the JDBC Statement and actually does the work.
*/
public Interaction createInteraction()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Returns a LocalTransaction instance to allow the resource manager
* to manage local transactions.
*/
public LocalTransaction getLocalTransaction()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Returns information on the underlying resource represented by
* the connection.
*/
public ConnectionMetaData getMetaData()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Returns metadata on the ResultSet capabitilities supported by the
* connection.
*/
public ResultSetInfo getResultSetInfo()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Closes the connection at the application level.
*/
public void close()
throws ResourceException;
}