com.orientechnologies.orient.core.intent.OIntent Maven / Gradle / Ivy

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package com.orientechnologies.orient.core.intent;

import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.db.ODatabaseDocumentInternal;

/**
 * Intents aim to define common use case in order to optimize the execution.
 * 
 * @author Luca Garulli
 * 
 */
public interface OIntent {
  /**
   * Activate the intent.
   * 
   * @param iDatabase
   *          Database where to activate it
   */
  public void begin(ODatabaseDocumentInternal iDatabase);

  /**
   * Activate the intent.
   * 
   * @param iDatabase
   *          Database where to activate it
   */
  public void end(ODatabaseDocumentInternal iDatabase);

  public OIntent copy();
}