//$Id: SessionFactory.java 8754 2005-12-05 23:36:59Z steveebersole $
package org.hibernate;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.naming.Referenceable;
import org.hibernate.metadata.ClassMetadata;
import org.hibernate.metadata.CollectionMetadata;
import org.hibernate.stat.Statistics;
import org.hibernate.engine.FilterDefinition;
/**
* Creates <tt>Session</tt>s. Usually an application has a single <tt>SessionFactory</tt>.
* Threads servicing client requests obtain <tt>Session</tt>s from the factory.<br>
* <br>
* Implementors must be threadsafe.<br>
* <br>
* <tt>SessionFactory</tt>s are immutable. The behaviour of a <tt>SessionFactory</tt> is
* controlled by properties supplied at configuration time. These properties are defined
* on <tt>Environment</tt>.
*
* @see Session
* @see org.hibernate.cfg.Environment
* @see org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration
* @see org.hibernate.connection.ConnectionProvider
* @see org.hibernate.transaction.TransactionFactory
* @author Gavin King
*/
public interface SessionFactory extends Referenceable, Serializable {
/**
* Open a <tt>Session</tt> on the given connection.
* <p>
* Note that the second-level cache will be disabled if you
* supply a JDBC connection. Hibernate will not be able to track
* any statements you might have executed in the same transaction.
* Consider implementing your own <tt>ConnectionProvider</tt>.
*
* @param connection a connection provided by the application.
* @return Session
*/
public org.hibernate.classic.Session openSession(Connection connection);
/**
* Create database connection and open a <tt>Session</tt> on it, specifying an
* interceptor.
*
* @param interceptor a session-scoped interceptor
* @return Session
* @throws HibernateException
*/
public org.hibernate.classic.Session openSession(Interceptor interceptor) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Open a <tt>Session</tt> on the given connection, specifying an interceptor.
* <p>
* Note that the second-level cache will be disabled if you
* supply a JDBC connection. Hibernate will not be able to track
* any statements you might have executed in the same transaction.
* Consider implementing your own <tt>ConnectionProvider</tt>.
*
* @param connection a connection provided by the application.
* @param interceptor a session-scoped interceptor
* @return Session
*/
public org.hibernate.classic.Session openSession(Connection connection, Interceptor interceptor);
/**
* Create database connection and open a <tt>Session</tt> on it.
*
* @return Session
* @throws HibernateException
*/
public org.hibernate.classic.Session openSession() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Obtains the current session. The definition of what exactly "current"
* means controlled by the {@link org.hibernate.context.CurrentSessionContext} impl configured
* for use.
* <p/>
* Note that for backwards compatibility, if a {@link org.hibernate.context.CurrentSessionContext}
* is not configured but a JTA {@link org.hibernate.transaction.TransactionManagerLookup}
* is configured this will default to the {@link org.hibernate.context.JTASessionContext}
* impl.
*
* @return The current session.
* @throws HibernateException Indicates an issue locating a suitable current session.
*/
public org.hibernate.classic.Session getCurrentSession() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get the <tt>ClassMetadata</tt> associated with the given entity class
*
* @see org.hibernate.metadata.ClassMetadata
*/
public ClassMetadata getClassMetadata(Class persistentClass) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get the <tt>ClassMetadata</tt> associated with the given entity name
*
* @see org.hibernate.metadata.ClassMetadata
* @since 3.0
*/
public ClassMetadata getClassMetadata(String entityName) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get the <tt>CollectionMetadata</tt> associated with the named collection role
*
* @see org.hibernate.metadata.CollectionMetadata
*/
public CollectionMetadata getCollectionMetadata(String roleName) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get all <tt>ClassMetadata</tt> as a <tt>Map</tt> from entityname <tt>String</tt>
* to metadata object
*
* @see org.hibernate.metadata.ClassMetadata
* @return a map from <tt>String</tt> an entity name to <tt>ClassMetaData</tt>
* @since 3.0 changed key from <tt>Class</tt> to <tt>String</tt>
*/
public Map getAllClassMetadata() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get all <tt>CollectionMetadata</tt> as a <tt>Map</tt> from role name
* to metadata object
*
* @see org.hibernate.metadata.CollectionMetadata
* @return a map from <tt>String</tt> to <tt>CollectionMetadata</tt>
*/
public Map getAllCollectionMetadata() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get the statistics for this session factory
*/
public Statistics getStatistics();
/**
* Destroy this <tt>SessionFactory</tt> and release all resources (caches,
* connection pools, etc). It is the responsibility of the application
* to ensure that there are no open <tt>Session</tt>s before calling
* <tt>close()</tt>.
*/
public void close() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Was this <tt>SessionFactory</tt> already closed?
*/
public boolean isClosed();
/**
* Evict all entries from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evict(Class persistentClass) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict an entry from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evict(Class persistentClass, Serializable id) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict all entries from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evictEntity(String entityName) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict an entry from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evictEntity(String entityName, Serializable id) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict all entries from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evictCollection(String roleName) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict an entry from the second-level cache. This method occurs outside
* of any transaction; it performs an immediate "hard" remove, so does not respect
* any transaction isolation semantics of the usage strategy. Use with care.
*/
public void evictCollection(String roleName, Serializable id) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict any query result sets cached in the default query cache region.
*/
public void evictQueries() throws HibernateException;
/**
* Evict any query result sets cached in the named query cache region.
*/
public void evictQueries(String cacheRegion) throws HibernateException;
/**
* Get a new stateless session.
*/
public StatelessSession openStatelessSession();
/**
* Get a new stateless session for the given JDBC connection.
*/
public StatelessSession openStatelessSession(Connection connection);
/**
* Obtain a set of the names of all filters defined on this SessionFactory.
*
* @return The set of filter names.
*/
public Set getDefinedFilterNames();
/**
* Obtain the definition of a filter by name.
*
* @param filterName The name of the filter for which to obtain the definition.
* @return The filter definition.
* @throws HibernateException If no filter defined with the given name.
*/
public FilterDefinition getFilterDefinition(String filterName) throws HibernateException;
}
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