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17 package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder;
18
19 import javax.sql.DataSource;
20
21 /**
22 * <p>
23 * Definition of a properties interface for parameters of a database configuration.
24 * </p>
25 * <p>
26 * The properties defined by this interface are used to configure a {@code DatabaseConfiguration} instance. They mainly
27 * specify the database tables containing configuration properties. Note that many properties are mandatory; they must
28 * be provided, otherwise the builder for database configurations throws an exception.
29 * </p>
30 * <p>
31 * <strong>Important note:</strong> This interface is not intended to be implemented by client code! It defines a set of
32 * available properties and may be extended even in minor releases.
33 * </p>
34 *
35 * @param <T> the type of the result of all set methods for method chaining
36 * @since 2.0
37 */
38 public interface DatabaseBuilderProperties<T> {
39 /**
40 * Enables or disable auto commit mode. If enabled, the database configuration instance performs a commit after each
41 * database update.
42 *
43 * @param f the value of the auto commit flag
44 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
45 */
46 T setAutoCommit(boolean f);
47
48 /**
49 * Sets the name of this configuration instance. This property is needed if a single database table contains the data of
50 * multiple configuration instances. Then SQL statements generated by the configuration contain an additional constraint
51 * filtering the configuration name column for this name.
52 *
53 * @param name the name of this configuration instance
54 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
55 */
56 T setConfigurationName(String name);
57
58 /**
59 * Sets the name of the table column containing the configuration name. This property is needed if a single database
60 * table contains the data of multiple configuration instances. Then this column is used as discriminator to select a
61 * specific configuration instance.
62 *
63 * @param name the column name
64 * @return a reference to this method for method chaining
65 */
66 T setConfigurationNameColumn(String name);
67
68 /**
69 * Sets the data source for the database configuration. All database connections are obtained from this data source.
70 * This is a mandatory property.
71 *
72 * @param src the data source for the database configuration
73 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
74 */
75 T setDataSource(DataSource src);
76
77 /**
78 * Sets the name of the table column containing configuration keys. This is a mandatory property.
79 *
80 * @param name the column name
81 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
82 */
83 T setKeyColumn(String name);
84
85 /**
86 * Sets the name of the table containing configuration data. Database configuration will access this database table.
87 * This is a mandatory property.
88 *
89 * @param name the name of the table with configuration data
90 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
91 */
92 T setTable(String name);
93
94 /**
95 * Sets the name of the table column containing the configuration property value. This is a mandatory property.
96 *
97 * @param name the column name
98 * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
99 */
100 T setValueColumn(String name);
101 }