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+/* Driver.java -- A JDBC driver
+   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+ 
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
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+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
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+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package java.sql;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+/**
+  * This interface specifies a mechanism for accessing a JDBC database
+  * driver.  When the class implementing this method is loaded, it should
+  * register an instance of itself with the <code>DriverManager</code> in
+  * a static initializer.  
+  * <p>
+  * Because the <code>DriverManager</code> might attempt to use several
+  * drivers to find one that can connect to the requested database, 
+  * this driver should not cause large numbers of classes and code to
+  * be loaded.  If another driver is the one that ends up performing the
+  * request, any loading done by this driver would be wasted.
+  *
+  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+  */
+public interface Driver 
+{
+  /**
+   * This method connects to the specified database using the connection
+   * properties supplied.  If the driver does not understand the database
+   * URL, it should return <code>null</code> instead of throwing an
+   * exception since the <code>DriverManager</code> will probe a driver
+   * in this manner.
+   * 
+   * @param url The URL string for this connection.
+   * @param properties The list of database connection properties.
+   * @return A <code>Connection</code> object for the newly established
+   *         connection, or <code>null</code> if the URL is not understood.
+   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+   */
+  Connection connect(String url, Properties info) throws SQLException;
+
+  /**
+   * This method tests whether or not the driver believes it can connect to
+   * the specified database.  The driver should only test whether it 
+   * understands and accepts the URL. It should not necessarily attempt to 
+   * probe the database for a connection.
+   *
+   * @param The database URL string.
+   * @return <code>true</code> if the drivers can connect to the database, 
+   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
+   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+   */
+  boolean acceptsURL(String url) throws SQLException;
+
+  /**
+   * This method returns an array of possible properties that could be
+   * used to connect to the specified database.
+   *
+   * @param url The URL string of the database to connect to.
+   * @param properties The list of properties the caller is planning to use
+   *        to connect to the database.
+   * @return A list of possible additional properties for a connection to this
+   *         database.  This list may be empty.
+   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+   */
+  DriverPropertyInfo[] getPropertyInfo(String url, Properties properties)
+    throws SQLException;
+
+  /**
+   * This method returns the major version number of the driver.
+   *
+   * @return The major version number of the driver.
+   */      
+  int getMajorVersion();
+
+  /**
+   * This method returns the minor version number of the driver.
+   *
+   * @return The minor version number of the driver.
+   */
+  int getMinorVersion();
+
+  /**
+   * This method tests whether or not the driver is JDBC compliant.  This
+   * method should only return <code>true</code> if the driver has been
+   * certified as JDBC compliant.
+   *
+   * @return <code>true</code> if the driver has been certified JDBC compliant,
+   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
+   */
+  boolean jdbcCompliant();
+}