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package org.hibernate;

import java.sql.Connection;

Represents a consolidation of all stateless session creation options into a builder style delegate.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Represents a consolidation of all stateless session creation options into a builder style delegate.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface StatelessSessionBuilder {
	
Opens a session with the specified options.
Returns:
The session/**
	 * Opens a session with the specified options.
	 *
	 * @return The session
	 */
	public StatelessSession openStatelessSession();

	
Adds a specific connection to the session options.
Params:
connection – The connection to use.
Returns:
this, for method chaining/**
	 * Adds a specific connection to the session options.
	 *
	 * @param connection The connection to use.
	 *
	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
	 */
	public StatelessSessionBuilder connection(Connection connection);

	
Define the tenant identifier to be associated with the opened session.
Params:
tenantIdentifier – The tenant identifier.
Returns:
this, for method chaining/**
	 * Define the tenant identifier to be associated with the opened session.
	 *
	 * @param tenantIdentifier The tenant identifier.
	 *
	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
	 */
	public StatelessSessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier);
}