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package javax.resource.cci;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Collection;
import javax.resource.ResourceException;
import javax.resource.NotSupportedException;
/** The RecordFactory interface is used for creating MappedRecord and
* IndexedRecord instances. Note that the RecordFactory is only used
* for creation of generic record instances. A CCI implementation
* provides an implementation class for the RecordFactory interface.
*
* @author Rahul Sharma
* @since 0.8
* @see javax.resource.cci.IndexedRecord
* @see javax.resource.cci.MappedRecord
**/
public interface RecordFactory {
/** Creates a MappedRecord. The method takes the name of the record
* that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the
* record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in
* the metadata repository) for a specific record type.
*
* @param recordName Name of the Record
* @return MappedRecord
* @throws ResourceException Failed to create a MappedRecord.
* Example error cases are:
*
*
* - Invalid specification of record name
*
- Resource adapter internal error
*
- Failed to access metadata repository
*
* @throws NotSupportedException Operation not supported
*
**/
public
MappedRecord createMappedRecord(String recordName)
throws ResourceException;
/** Creates a IndexedRecord. The method takes the name of the record
* that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the
* record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in
* the metadata repository) for a specific record type.
*
* @param recordName Name of the Record
* @return IndexedRecord
* @throws ResourceException Failed to create an IndexedRecord.
* Example error cases are:
*
*
* - Invalid specification of record name
*
- Resource adapter internal error
*
- Failed to access metadata repository
*
* @throws NotSupportedException Operation not supported
**/
public
IndexedRecord createIndexedRecord(String recordName)
throws ResourceException;
}