//
// Connector.h
//
// $Id: //poco/Main/Data/include/Poco/Data/Connector.h#4 $
//
// Library: Data
// Package: DataCore
// Module:  Connector
//
// Definition of the Connector class.
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#ifndef Data_Connector_INCLUDED
#define Data_Connector_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Data/Data.h"
#include "Poco/Data/SessionImpl.h"
#include "Poco/AutoPtr.h"


namespace Poco {
namespace Data {


class Data_API Connector
	/// A Connector creates SessionImpl objects.
	///
	/// Every connector library (like the SQLite or the ODBC connector)
	/// provides a subclass of this class, an instance of which is
	/// registered with the SessionFactory.
{
public:
	Connector();
		/// Creates the Connector.

	virtual ~Connector();
		/// Destroys the Connector.

	virtual const std::string& name() const = 0;
		/// Returns the name associated with this connector.

	virtual Poco::AutoPtr<SessionImpl> createSession(const std::string& connectionString,
		std::size_t timeout = SessionImpl::LOGIN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT) = 0;
		/// Create a SessionImpl object and initialize it with the given connectionString.
};


} } // namespace Poco::Data


#endif // Data_Connector_INCLUDED
