1 /**
2 * JDBM LICENSE v1.00
3 *
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5 * ("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided
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20 * please contact cg@cdegroot.com.
21 *
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23 * nor may "JDBM" appear in their names without prior written
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33 * CEES DE GROOT OR ANY CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
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41 *
42 * Copyright 2000 (C) Cees de Groot. All Rights Reserved.
43 * Copyright 2000-2001 (C) Alex Boisvert. All Rights Reserved.
44 * Contributions are Copyright (C) 2000 by their associated contributors.
45 *
46 * $Id: RecordManagerProvider.java,v 1.2 2005/06/25 23:12:31 doomdark Exp $
47 */
48
49 package jdbm;
50
51 import java.io.IOException;
52 import java.util.Properties;
53
54 /**
55 * Provider of RecordManager implementation. Classes implementing this
56 * interface act as a factory to provide implementations of RecordManager.
57 *
58 * @author <a href="mailto:boisvert@intalio.com">Alex Boisvert</a>
59 * @version $Id: RecordManagerProvider.java,v 1.2 2005/06/25 23:12:31 doomdark Exp $
60 */
61 public interface RecordManagerProvider
62 {
63
64 /**
65 * Create a record manager.
66 *
67 * @param filename Base filename of the record file.
68 * @param options Record manager options.
69 * @throws IOException if an I/O related exception occurs while creating
70 * or opening the record manager.
71 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if some options are not supported by the
72 * implementation.
73 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some options are invalid.
74 */
75 public RecordManager createRecordManager( String filename,
76 Properties options )
77 throws IOException;
78 }