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package io.vertx.sqlclient;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
import io.vertx.core.Future;
import io.vertx.core.Handler;
import io.vertx.sqlclient.spi.DatabaseMetadata;

Defines common SQL client operations with a database server.
Author:
Julien Viet/**
 * Defines common SQL client operations with a database server.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
@VertxGen
public interface SqlClient {

  
Create a query, the Query.execute method must be called to execute the query. 
Returns:
the query/**
   * Create a query, the {@link Query#execute} method must be called to execute the query.
   *
   * @return the query
   */
  Query<RowSet<Row>> query(String sql);

  
Create a prepared query, one of the Query.execute or PreparedQuery.executeBatch methods must be called to execute the query. 
Returns:
the prepared query/**
   * Create a prepared query, one of the {@link PreparedQuery#execute} or {@link PreparedQuery#executeBatch}
   * methods must be called to execute the query.
   *
   * @return the prepared query
   */
  PreparedQuery<RowSet<Row>> preparedQuery(String sql);

  
Close the client and release the associated resources.
Params:
handler – the completion handler/**
   * Close the client and release the associated resources.
   *
   * @param handler the completion handler
   */
  void close(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler);

  
Like close(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>>) but returns a Future of the asynchronous result /**
   * Like {@link #close(Handler)} but returns a {@code Future} of the asynchronous result
   */
  Future<Void> close();
  
}