UserDefinedLookup.java

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package de.mxro.thrd.babudb05.api.database;

import de.mxro.thrd.babudb05.api.exception.BabuDBException;
import de.mxro.thrd.babudb05.lsmdb.LSMLookupInterface;

/**
 * This interface can be used to execute complex lookup
 * routines in the thread of the database worker.
 * @author bjko
 */
public interface UserDefinedLookup {

    /**
     * The method which is executed by the worker thread.
     * @param database direct access to synchronous database lookups
     * @return the result which is passed on to the listener
     * @throws BabuDBException in case of an error, is passed to the listener
     */
    public Object execute(final LSMLookupInterface database) 
            throws BabuDBException;
    
}