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package com.redhat.thermostat.storage.core;

import com.redhat.thermostat.annotations.Service;
import com.redhat.thermostat.storage.core.ConnectionException;
import com.redhat.thermostat.storage.core.Connection.ConnectionListener;

/**
 * DbService provides API for handling database (i.e. {@link Storage})
 * connections. Once {@link DbService#connect()} has been called, the current
 * instance can be retrieved as service. This registered service instance could
 * then be used to disconnect from storage.
 * 
 * @see {@link DbServiceFactory}
 */
@Service
public interface DbService {

    /**
     * Connects to {@link Storage} and registers {@link Storage} instance which
     * was used for the connection as a service.
     * 
     * <br/>
     * <br/>
     * <strong>Pre:</strong> Neither DbService nor Storage are registered as
     * services. <br/>
     * <strong>Post:</strong> Both DbService and Storage are registered as
     * services.
     * 
     * @throws ConnectionException
     *             If DB connection cannot be established.
     */
    void connect() throws ConnectionException;

    /**
     * Disconnects from {@link Storage}.
     * 
     * <br/>
     * <br/>
     * <strong>Pre:</strong> Both DbService and Storage are registered as
     * services.
     * <br/>
     * <strong>Post:</strong> Neither DbService nor Storage are registered as
     * services.
     * 
     * @throws ConnectionException
     */
    void disconnect() throws ConnectionException;

    /**
     * @returns the storage URL which was used for connection.
     * 
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if not connected to storage.
     */
    String getConnectionUrl();

    /**
     * Registers the supplied ConnectionListener to be notified when the status
     * of the database connection changes.
     * 
     * @param listener
     *            - the listener to be registered
     */
    void addConnectionListener(ConnectionListener listener);

    /**
     * Unregisters the supplied ConnectionListener if it was previously
     * registered via {@link #addConnectionListener(ConnectionListener)}.
     * 
     * @param listener
     *            - the listener to be unregistered
     */
    void removeConnectionListener(ConnectionListener listener);

}

