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20 package org.apache.directory.server.core.sp;
21
22
23 import org.apache.directory.server.core.CoreSession;
24 import org.apache.directory.server.core.entry.ServerEntry;
25
26
27 /**
28 * An abstraction over stored procedure execution depending on the type of the language supported.
29 *
30 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
31 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
32 */
33 public interface StoredProcEngine
34 {
35
36 /**
37 * Returns the unique identifier of the supported stored procedure language.
38 *
39 */
40 public String getSPLangId();
41
42
43 /**
44 * Registers an entry found to be contaning a stored procedure unit which this engine can operate on.
45 *
46 * <p>
47 * This method should be called before an attempt to invoke a stored procedure via this Engine.
48 */
49 public void setSPUnitEntry( final ServerEntry spUnit );
50
51
52 /**
53 * Invokes the stored procedure handled by the engine.
54 *
55 * @param fullSPName A fully qualified name of the stored procedure including its unit name.
56 * @param spArgs A list or arguments to be passed to the stored procedure. It should be an empty array if there aren't any parameters defined.
57 * @return The value obtained from invoked procedure. The client should know what will return exactly so that it can downcast to the appropriate type.
58 * @throws NamingException If an error occurs during invocation.
59 */
60 public Object invokeProcedure( CoreSession session, String fullSPName, Object[] spArgs ) throws Exception;
61
62 }