kodo.jdbc.schema
Interface SchemaFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicSchemaFactory, LazySchemaFactory, DBSchemaFactory, FileSchemaFactory

public interface SchemaFactory

Factory for SchemaGroups. Users can plug in their own factory implementation, or rely on the ones provided. Most schema factoryies will probably implement Configurable to receive the system congiguration on construction.

Method Summary

SchemaGroup	readSchema() Return the schema group for the current object model and database.
void	storeSchema(SchemaGroup schema) Record the schema group after changes may have been made.

Method Detail

readSchema

public SchemaGroup readSchema()

Return the schema group for the current object model and database.

storeSchema

public void storeSchema(SchemaGroup schema)

Record the schema group after changes may have been made.

Parameters:

schema - the schema definition for the entire system