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package org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi;

import org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.Identifier;
import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.TypeInfo;
import org.hibernate.service.Service;

Initial look at this concept we keep talking about with merging information from DatabaseMetaData and Dialect 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Initial look at this concept we keep talking about with merging information from {@link java.sql.DatabaseMetaData}
 * and {@link org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect}
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface JdbcEnvironment extends Service {
	
Get the dialect for this environment.
Returns:
The dialect./**
	 * Get the dialect for this environment.
	 *
	 * @return The dialect.
	 */
	Dialect getDialect();

	
Access to the bits of information we pulled off the JDBC DatabaseMetaData (that did not get "interpreted" into the helpers/delegates available here). 
Returns:
The values extracted from JDBC DatabaseMetaData/**
	 * Access to the bits of information we pulled off the JDBC {@link java.sql.DatabaseMetaData} (that did not get
	 * "interpreted" into the helpers/delegates available here).
	 *
	 * @return The values extracted from JDBC DatabaseMetaData
	 */
	ExtractedDatabaseMetaData getExtractedDatabaseMetaData();

	
Get the current database catalog. Typically will come from either Connection.getCatalog() or AvailableSettings.DEFAULT_CATALOG. 
Returns:
The current catalog./**
	 * Get the current database catalog.  Typically will come from either {@link java.sql.Connection#getCatalog()}
	 * or {@link org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings#DEFAULT_CATALOG}.
	 *
	 * @return The current catalog.
	 */
	Identifier getCurrentCatalog();

	
Get the current database catalog. Typically will come from either SchemaNameResolver.resolveSchemaName(Connection, Dialect) or AvailableSettings.DEFAULT_CATALOG. 
Returns:
The current schema/**
	 * Get the current database catalog.  Typically will come from either
	 * {@link SchemaNameResolver#resolveSchemaName(java.sql.Connection, org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect)} or
	 * {@link org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings#DEFAULT_CATALOG}.
	 *
	 * @return The current schema
	 */
	Identifier getCurrentSchema();

	
Obtain support for formatting qualified object names.
Returns:
Qualified name support./**
	 * Obtain support for formatting qualified object names.
	 *
	 * @return Qualified name support.
	 */
	QualifiedObjectNameFormatter getQualifiedObjectNameFormatter();

	
Obtain the helper for dealing with identifiers in this environment.

Note that the Identifiers returned from this IdentifierHelper already account for
auto-quoting :) yaay!
Returns:
The identifier helper./**
	 * Obtain the helper for dealing with identifiers in this environment.
	 * <p/>
	 * Note that the Identifiers returned from this IdentifierHelper already account for
	 * auto-quoting :) yaay!
	 *
	 * @return The identifier helper.
	 */
	IdentifierHelper getIdentifierHelper();

	
Obtain the level of support for qualified names.
Returns:
/**
	 * Obtain the level of support for qualified names.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	NameQualifierSupport getNameQualifierSupport();

	
Obtain the helper for dealing with JDBC SQLException faults. 
Returns:
This environment's helper./**
	 * Obtain the helper for dealing with JDBC {@link java.sql.SQLException} faults.
	 *
	 * @return This environment's helper.
	 */
	SqlExceptionHelper getSqlExceptionHelper();

	
Retrieve the delegate for building LobCreator instances. 
Returns:
The LobCreator builder./**
	 * Retrieve the delegate for building {@link org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.LobCreator} instances.
	 *
	 * @return The LobCreator builder.
	 */
	LobCreatorBuilder getLobCreatorBuilder();

	
Find type information for the type identified by the given "JDBC type code".
Params:
jdbcTypeCode – The JDBC type code.
Returns:
The corresponding type info./**
	 * Find type information for the type identified by the given "JDBC type code".
	 *
	 * @param jdbcTypeCode The JDBC type code.
	 *
	 * @return The corresponding type info.
	 */
	TypeInfo getTypeInfoForJdbcCode(int jdbcTypeCode);
}