/*
* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
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package org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;
/**
* Contract for delegates responsible for managing connection used by the
* hbm2ddl tools.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface ConnectionHelper {
/**
* Prepare the helper for use.
*
* @param needsAutoCommit Should connection be forced to auto-commit
* if not already.
* @throws SQLException
*/
public void prepare(boolean needsAutoCommit) throws SQLException;
/**
* Get a reference to the connection we are using.
*
* @return The JDBC connection.
* @throws SQLException
*/
public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException;
/**
* Release any resources held by this helper.
*
* @throws SQLException
*/
public void release() throws SQLException;
}