/*
* 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.Referenceable;
import javax.resource.ResourceException;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Creates application connection objects. Generally the ConnectionFactory
* will be stored in JNDI.
*/
public interface ConnectionFactory extends Serializable, Referenceable {
/**
* Returns an application connection.
*
* @return the application's connection facade
*/
public Connection getConnection()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Gets a connection with given properties.
*
* @param properties the properties of the connection
*/
public Connection getConnection(ConnectionSpec properties)
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Return a RecordFactory which creates generic Record instances.
*/
public RecordFactory getRecordFactory()
throws ResourceException;
/**
* Returns the metadata for the resource adapter.
*/
public ResourceAdapterMetaData getMetaData()
throws ResourceException;
}