ITableAndRelationProvider.java

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package com.servoy.j2db.persistence;

/**
 * Table and relation lookup.
 * 
 * @author rgansevles
 * 
 * @since 6.1
 */
public interface ITableAndRelationProvider
{
	/**
	 * Get a table object interface for a datasource
	 * 
	 * @param dataSource the datasource
	 * @return the table interface
	 */
	public ITable getTable(String dataSource) throws RepositoryException;

	/**
	 * Get relation by name for current solution
	 * @param relationName
	 * @return
	 */
	public IRelation getRelation(String relationName);

	/**
	 * Find the data source of the table with given sql name in same server as serverDataSource
	 * @param serverDataSource
	 * @param tableSQLName
	 */
	public String resolveDataSource(String serverDataSource, String tableSQLName);
}