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 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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package org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.exec;

import org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementException;

Describes a schema generation target
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Describes a schema generation target
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface GenerationTarget {
	
Prepare for accepting actions
Throws:
SchemaManagementException – If there is a problem preparing the target./**
	 * Prepare for accepting actions
	 *
	 * @throws SchemaManagementException If there is a problem preparing the target.
	 */
	void prepare();

	
Accept a command
Params:
command – The command
Throws:
SchemaManagementException – If there is a problem accepting the action./**
	 * Accept a command
	 *
	 * @param command The command
	 *
	 * @throws SchemaManagementException If there is a problem accepting the action.
	 */
	void accept(String command);

	
Release this target, giving it a change to release its resources.
Throws:
SchemaManagementException – If there is a problem releasing the target./**
	 * Release this target, giving it a change to release its resources.
	 *
	 * @throws SchemaManagementException If there is a problem releasing the target.
	 */
	void release();
}