Connector (GuttenBase - The database copying and migration framework 2.1.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnector, AbstractURLConnector, DataSourceConnector, ExportDumpConnector, ImportDumpConnector, URLConnector
```
public interface Connector
extends AutoCloseable
```
Connectors maintain informations about the data base and how open and close the SQL Connections.
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Author:

M. Dahm

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`
`void`	`closeConnection()`	Close connection if it exists and is open
`Connection`	`openConnection()`	Open connection or return existing connection
`DatabaseMetaData`	`retrieveDatabaseMetaData()`	Return information about database and tables

- Method Detail
  - openConnection
```
Connection openConnection()
                   throws SQLException
```
    Open connection or return existing connection
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException
  - closeConnection
```
void closeConnection()
              throws SQLException
```
    Close connection if it exists and is open
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException
  - retrieveDatabaseMetaData
```
DatabaseMetaData retrieveDatabaseMetaData()
                                   throws SQLException
```
    Return information about database and tables
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException
  - close
```
default void close()
            throws SQLException
```
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException