Extension.java

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package com.mysql.jdbc;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Properties;

public interface Extension {

	/**
	 * Called once per connection that wants to use the extension
	 * 
	 * The properties are the same ones passed in in the URL or arguments to
	 * Driver.connect() or DriverManager.getConnection().
	 * 
	 * @param conn the connection for which this extension is being created
	 * @param props configuration values as passed to the connection. Note that
	 * in order to support javax.sql.DataSources, configuration properties specific
	 * to an interceptor <strong>must</strong> be passed via setURL() on the
	 * DataSource. Extension properties are not exposed via 
	 * accessor/mutator methods on DataSources.
	 * 
	 * @throws SQLException should be thrown if the the Extension
	 * can not initialize itself.
	 */
	
	public abstract void init(Connection conn, Properties props) throws SQLException;
	
	/**
	 * Called by the driver when this extension should release any resources
	 * it is holding and cleanup internally before the connection is
	 * closed.
	 */
	public abstract void destroy();
}