com.stc.connector.appconn.common
Interface ApplicationConnectionFactory

All Superinterfaces:

javax.naming.Referenceable, java.io.Serializable

public interface ApplicationConnectionFactory
extends javax.naming.Referenceable, java.io.Serializable

This interface represents an EIS specific connection factory for getting the Application Connection. The application connection factory must implement Referenceable and Serializable so that it can be bound to a directory.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

$Author: cmbuild $

Method Summary

ApplicationConnection	getConnection() Gets the Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the underlying EIS.
ApplicationConnection	getConnection(java.util.Properties connProps) Gets the Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the underlying EIS using the connection information in the Properties.

Methods inherited from interface javax.naming.Referenceable

getReference

Method Detail

getConnection

ApplicationConnection getConnection()
                                    throws ApplicationConnectionException

Gets the Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the underlying EIS.

Returns:

An Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the EIS.

Throws:

ApplicationConnectionException - upon error.

getConnection

ApplicationConnection getConnection(java.util.Properties connProps)
                                    throws ApplicationConnectionException

Gets the Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the underlying EIS using the connection information in the Properties.

Parameters:

connProps - Properties containing connection specific information.

Returns:

An Application Connection which represents a connection handle to the EIS.

Throws:

ApplicationConnectionException - upon error.