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package org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi;

import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.LobCreationContext;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.LobCreator;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.connections.spi.JdbcConnectionAccess;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.ExtractedDatabaseMetaData;
import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.JdbcEnvironment;
import org.hibernate.service.Service;

Contract for services around JDBC operations.  These represent shared resources, aka not varied by session/use.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Contract for services around JDBC operations.  These represent shared resources, aka not varied by session/use.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface JdbcServices extends Service {
	
Obtain the JdbcEnvironment backing this JdbcServices instance.
/**
	 * Obtain the JdbcEnvironment backing this JdbcServices instance.
	 */
	JdbcEnvironment getJdbcEnvironment();

	
Obtain a JdbcConnectionAccess usable from bootstrap actions
(hbm2ddl.auto, Dialect resolution, etc).
/**
	 * Obtain a JdbcConnectionAccess usable from bootstrap actions
	 * (hbm2ddl.auto, Dialect resolution, etc).
	 */
	JdbcConnectionAccess getBootstrapJdbcConnectionAccess();

	
Obtain the dialect of the database.
Returns:
The database dialect./**
	 * Obtain the dialect of the database.
	 *
	 * @return The database dialect.
	 */
	Dialect getDialect();

	
Obtain service for logging SQL statements.
Returns:
The SQL statement logger./**
	 * Obtain service for logging SQL statements.
	 *
	 * @return The SQL statement logger.
	 */
	SqlStatementLogger getSqlStatementLogger();

	
Obtain service for dealing with exceptions.
Returns:
The exception helper service./**
	 * Obtain service for dealing with exceptions.
	 *
	 * @return The exception helper service.
	 */
	SqlExceptionHelper getSqlExceptionHelper();

	
Obtain information about supported behavior reported by the JDBC driver.

Yuck, yuck, yuck!  Much prefer this to be part of a "basic settings" type object.
Returns:
The extracted database metadata, oddly enough :)/**
	 * Obtain information about supported behavior reported by the JDBC driver.
	 * <p/>
	 * Yuck, yuck, yuck!  Much prefer this to be part of a "basic settings" type object.
	 * 
	 * @return The extracted database metadata, oddly enough :)
	 */
	ExtractedDatabaseMetaData getExtractedMetaDataSupport();

	
Create an instance of a LobCreator appropriate for the current environment, mainly meant to account for variance between JDBC 4 (<= JDK 1.6) and JDBC3 (>= JDK 1.5). 
Params:
lobCreationContext – The context in which the LOB is being created
Returns:
The LOB creator./**
	 * Create an instance of a {@link LobCreator} appropriate for the current environment, mainly meant to account for
	 * variance between JDBC 4 (<= JDK 1.6) and JDBC3 (>= JDK 1.5).
	 *
	 * @param lobCreationContext The context in which the LOB is being created
	 * @return The LOB creator.
	 */
	LobCreator getLobCreator(LobCreationContext lobCreationContext);

	
Obtain service for wrapping a ResultSet in a "column name cache" wrapper. 
Returns:
The ResultSet wrapper./**
	 * Obtain service for wrapping a {@link java.sql.ResultSet} in a "column name cache" wrapper.
	 * @return The ResultSet wrapper.
	 */
	ResultSetWrapper getResultSetWrapper();
}