org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi

Interface Target

All Known Implementing Classes:

TargetDatabaseImpl, TargetFileImpl, TargetStdoutImpl

public interface Target

Describes the target of schema management actions. Typically this would be a stream/writer or the database Connection

Author:

Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(String action) Accept a management action.
boolean	acceptsImportScriptActions() Does this target accept actions coming from an import script? If false, actions are not sent to this target's accept(String) method
void	prepare() Prepare for accepting actions
void	release() Release the target after all actions have been processed.

Method Detail

acceptsImportScriptActions

boolean acceptsImportScriptActions()

Does this target accept actions coming from an import script? If false, actions are not sent to this target's accept(String) method

Returns:

true if import script actions should be sent to this target; false if they should not.

prepare

void prepare()

Prepare for accepting actions

Throws:

SchemaManagementException - If there is a problem preparing the target.

accept

void accept(String action)

Accept a management action. For stream/writer-based targets, this would indicate to write the action; for JDBC based targets, it would indicate to execute the action

Parameters:

action - The action to perform.

Throws:

SchemaManagementException - If there is a problem accepting the action.

release

void release()

Release the target after all actions have been processed.

Throws:

SchemaManagementException - If there is a problem releasing the target.