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/*
* PersistenceStore.java
*
* Created on March 3, 2000
*
*/
package com.sun.jdo.spi.persistence.support.sqlstore;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* <P>This interface represents a Persistence store
* that knows how to create, find, modify and delete persistence
* capable objects from a backing store such as a database.
*/
public interface PersistenceStore {
/**
*/
public void execute(PersistenceManager pm, Collection actions);
/**
*/
public void executeBatch(PersistenceManager pm, UpdateObjectDesc request, boolean forceFlush);
/**
*/
public Object retrieve(PersistenceManager pm,
RetrieveDesc action,
ValueFetcher parameters);
/**
*/
public Class getClassByOidClass(Class oidType);
/**
*/
public StateManager getStateManager(Class classType);
/**
* Returns a new retrieve descriptor for an external (user) query.
*
* @param classType Type of the persistence capable class to be queried.
* @return A new retrieve descriptor for an external (user) query.
*/
public RetrieveDesc getRetrieveDesc(Class classType);
/**
* Returns a new retrieve descriptor for an external (user) query.
* This retrieve descriptor can be used to query for the foreign
* field <code>name</code>.
*
* @param fieldName Name of the foreign field to be queried.
* @param classType Persistence capable class including <code>fieldName</code>.
* @return A new retrieve descriptor for an external (user) query.
*/
public RetrieveDesc getRetrieveDesc(String fieldName, Class classType);
/**
*/
public UpdateObjectDesc getUpdateObjectDesc(Class classType);
/**
*/
public PersistenceConfig getPersistenceConfig(
Class classType);
/**
* Returns ConfigCache associated with this store.
*
* @return ConfigCache associated with this store.
*/
public ConfigCache getConfigCache();
}