ConnectionFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:: Database

All Known Implementing Classes:: AbstractDatabase

public interface ConnectionFactory

Provides new Connection instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

connectionValid(Connection connection)

Validates the given connection.

Connection

createConnection(User user)

Creates a connection for the given user.

String

url()

Returns the jdbc database url for this connection factory.

Method Details
- url
  
  String url()
  
  Returns the jdbc database url for this connection factory.
  
  Returns:
  
  the jdbc database url for this connection factory.
- createConnection
  
  Connection createConnection(User user) throws DatabaseException
  
  Creates a connection for the given user.
  
  Parameters:
  
  user - the user for which to create a connection
  
  Returns:
  
  a new JDBC connection
  
  Throws:
  
  DatabaseException - in case of a connection error
  
  AuthenticationException - in case of an authentication error
- connectionValid
  
  boolean connectionValid(Connection connection)
  
  Validates the given connection.
  
  Parameters:
  
  connection - the connection to validate
  
  Returns:
  
  true if the connection is valid