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package org.unitils.dbunit.datasetfactory;

import org.unitils.dbunit.util.MultiSchemaDataSet;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Factory for creating DbUnit data sets.
 *
 * @author Filip Neven
 * @author Tim Ducheyne
 */
public interface DataSetFactory {


    /**
     * Initializes this DataSetFactory
     *
     * @param configuration     The configuration, not null
     * @param defaultSchemaName The name of the default schema of the test database, not null
     */
    void init(Properties configuration, String defaultSchemaName);


    /**
     * Creates a {@link MultiSchemaDataSet} using the given file.
     *
     * @param dataSetFiles The dataset files, not null
     * @return A {@link MultiSchemaDataSet} containing the datasets per schema, not null
     */
    MultiSchemaDataSet createDataSet(File... dataSetFiles);


    /**
     * @return The extension that files which can be interpreted by this factory must have (should not start with a '.')
     */
    String getDataSetFileExtension();
}