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 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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 * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
 */
package org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;

Contract for delegates responsible for managing connection used by the
hbm2ddl tools.
Author:
Steve Ebersole
Deprecated:
Everything in this package has been replaced with SchemaManagementTool and friends./**
 * Contract for delegates responsible for managing connection used by the
 * hbm2ddl tools.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 *
 * @deprecated Everything in this package has been replaced with
 * {@link org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementTool} and friends.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface ConnectionHelper {
	
Prepare the helper for use.
Params:
needsAutoCommit – Should connection be forced to auto-commit
if not already.
Throws:
SQLException – /**
	 * Prepare the helper for use.
	 *
	 * @param needsAutoCommit Should connection be forced to auto-commit
	 * if not already.
	 * @throws SQLException
	 */
	public void prepare(boolean needsAutoCommit) throws SQLException;

	
Get a reference to the connection we are using.
Throws:
SQLException – 
Returns:
The JDBC connection./**
	 * Get a reference to the connection we are using.
	 *
	 * @return The JDBC connection.
	 * @throws SQLException
	 */
	public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException;

	
Release any resources held by this helper.
Throws:
SQLException – /**
	 * Release any resources held by this helper.
	 *
	 * @throws SQLException
	 */
	public void release() throws SQLException;
}