/*
* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
*
* License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
* See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
*/
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
*
* @deprecated Everything in this package has been replaced with
* {@link org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementTool} and friends.
*/
@Deprecated
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;
}