001/*
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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.jdbc.datasource;
018
019import java.sql.Connection;
020
021/**
022 * Simple interface to be implemented by handles for a JDBC Connection.
023 * Used by JpaDialect and JdoDialect, for example.
024 *
025 * @author Juergen Hoeller
026 * @since 1.1
027 * @see SimpleConnectionHandle
028 * @see ConnectionHolder
029 * @see org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaDialect#getJdbcConnection
030 * @see org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoDialect#getJdbcConnection
031 */
032public interface ConnectionHandle {
033
034        /**
035         * Fetch the JDBC Connection that this handle refers to.
036         */
037        Connection getConnection();
038
039        /**
040         * Release the JDBC Connection that this handle refers to.
041         * @param con the JDBC Connection to release
042         */
043        void releaseConnection(Connection con);
044
045}