A SODA for Java Core Interfaces

The SODA for Java core interfaces are described.

Table A-1 lists and briefly describes these interfaces. For complete information about them, see the SODA Javadoc.

Table A-1 SODA for Java Core Interfaces

Interface	Description
`OracleClient`	SODA for Java entry point (client)
`OracleDocument`	Document Content is typically JSON; possibly a MIME type (for example, image, audio, or video) Provides methods that get document content and metadata.
`OracleDatabase`	Database of collections of documents Provides methods that access `OracleDatabaseAdmin` and open existing collections. Inherits methods that create documents suitable for insertion into collections. Obtained by invoking `OracleClient.getDatabase()`.
`OracleDatabaseAdmin`	Provides methods that create collections and get their metadata. Obtained by invoking `OracleDatabase.admin()`.
`OracleCollection`	Collection of documents Provides methods that access `OracleOperationBuilder` and `OracleCollectionAdmin` and insert and save collection documents. Obtained by invoking `OracleDatabase.admin().createCollection()` or, if it already exists, `OracleDatabase.openCollection()`.
`OracleCollectionAdmin`	Provides methods that index and drop collections and get their metadata. Obtained by invoking `OracleDatabase.admin()`.
`OracleOperationBuilder`	Builder and executor of read and write operations on a collection. Provides nonterminal methods for building operations (for example, `skip()` and `limit()`) and terminal methods for executing operations (for example, `getCursor()`, `count()`, and `remove()`). Obtained by invoking `OracleCollection.find()`, which returns an `OracleOperationBuilder` object that represents a query that finds all documents in the collection.
`OracleCursor`	Cursor for result list of query that `OracleCollection.find()` returns `next()` method returns the next document from the query result list. Obtained by invoking `OracleOperationBuilder.getCursor()`.