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package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.datasource;
import org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.ClassFactory;
import org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.ObjectDescription;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* A data source factory.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface DataSourceFactory extends ClassFactory {
/**
* Returns a data source description.
*
* @param name
* the name.
* @return The description.
*/
public ObjectDescription getDataSourceDescription( String name );
/**
* Returns a data source name.
*
* @param od
* the description.
* @return The name.
*/
public String getDataSourceName( ObjectDescription od );
/**
* Returns the names of all registered datasources as iterator.
*
* @return the registered names.
*/
public Iterator getRegisteredNames();
}