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Interface vnet.yawb.YAWBBackendConnection

public interface YAWBBackendConnection
A representation of a connection to a YAWB backend.

Only one DataStore should be used per connection. If another store is required, another connection should be used.

Method Index

o cleanup()
Closes the connection and performs any required cleanup.
o getBackendID()
Returns the identifer string of the backend that produced the connection.
o getDataStore(String, String)
Returns a new Data Store containing the specified entry at the specified root.
o isOpen()
Determines if the connection is still open.

Methods

o getDataStore 
 public abstract YAWBDataStore getDataStore(String root,
                                            String entry) throws YAWBException
Returns a new Data Store containing the specified entry at the specified root.

Parameters:
root - the entry's root
entry - name of the entry
Returns:
Returns the entry's DataStore
Throws: YAWBException
if a YAWB error occured
o getBackendID 
 public abstract String getBackendID()
Returns the identifer string of the backend that produced the connection.

Returns:
originating backend's ID
o isOpen 
 public abstract boolean isOpen()
Determines if the connection is still open.

Returns:
returns true if the connection i open, otherwise returns false.
o cleanup 
 public abstract void cleanup()
Closes the connection and performs any required cleanup. 

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