Interface DbAdapter

    • Method Detail

      • getBatchTerminator

        String getBatchTerminator()
        Returns a String used to terminate a batch in command-line tools. E.g. ";" on Oracle or "go" on Sybase.
        Since:
        1.0.4
      • getAction

        SQLAction getAction​(Query query,
                            DataNode node)
        Returns an instance of SQLAction that should handle the query.
        Since:
        1.2
      • supportsUniqueConstraints

        boolean supportsUniqueConstraints()
        Returns true if a target database supports UNIQUE constraints.
        Since:
        1.1
      • supportsCatalogsOnReverseEngineering

        boolean supportsCatalogsOnReverseEngineering()
        Returns true if a target database supports catalogs on reverse engineering.
        Since:
        4.0
      • supportsGeneratedKeys

        boolean supportsGeneratedKeys()
        Returns true if a target database supports key autogeneration. This feature also requires JDBC3-compliant driver.
        Since:
        1.2
      • supportsBatchUpdates

        boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
        Returns true if the target database supports batch updates.
      • typeSupportsLength

        boolean typeSupportsLength​(int type)
      • dropTableStatements

        Collection<String> dropTableStatements​(DbEntity table)
        Returns a collection of SQL statements needed to drop a database table.
        Since:
        3.0
      • createTable

        String createTable​(DbEntity entity)
        Returns a SQL string that can be used to create database table corresponding to entity parameter.
      • createUniqueConstraint

        String createUniqueConstraint​(DbEntity source,
                                      Collection<DbAttribute> columns)
        Returns a DDL string to create a unique constraint over a set of columns, or null if the unique constraints are not supported.
        Since:
        1.1
      • createFkConstraint

        String createFkConstraint​(DbRelationship rel)
        Returns a SQL string that can be used to create a foreign key constraint for the relationship, or null if foreign keys are not supported.
      • externalTypesForJdbcType

        String[] externalTypesForJdbcType​(int type)
        Returns an array of RDBMS types that can be used with JDBC type. Valid JDBC types are defined in java.sql.Types.
      • getExtendedTypes

        ExtendedTypeMap getExtendedTypes()
        Returns a map of ExtendedTypes that is used to translate values between Java and JDBC layer.
      • getPkGenerator

        PkGenerator getPkGenerator()
        Returns primary key generator associated with this DbAdapter.
      • buildAttribute

        DbAttribute buildAttribute​(String name,
                                   String typeName,
                                   int type,
                                   int size,
                                   int scale,
                                   boolean allowNulls)
        Creates and returns a DbAttribute based on supplied parameters (usually obtained from database meta data).
        Parameters:
        name - database column name
        typeName - database specific type name, may be used as a hint to determine the right JDBC type.
        type - JDBC column type
        size - database column size (ignored if less than zero)
        scale - database column scale, i.e. the number of decimal digits (ignored if less than zero)
        allowNulls - database column nullable parameter
      • tableTypeForTable

        String tableTypeForTable()
        Returns the name of the table type (as returned by DatabaseMetaData.getTableTypes) for a simple user table.
      • tableTypeForView

        String tableTypeForView()
        Returns the name of the table type (as returned by DatabaseMetaData.getTableTypes) for a view table.
      • createTableAppendColumn

        void createTableAppendColumn​(StringBuffer sqlBuffer,
                                     DbAttribute column)
        Append the column type part of a "create table" to the given StringBuffer
        Parameters:
        sqlBuffer - the StringBuffer to append the column type to
        column - the DbAttribute defining the column to append type for
        Since:
        3.0
      • getQuotingStrategy

        QuotingStrategy getQuotingStrategy()
        Returns SQL identifier quoting strategy object
        Since:
        4.0
      • unwrap

        DbAdapter unwrap()
        Allows the users to get access to the adapter decorated by a given adapter.
        Since:
        4.0
      • getEjbqlTranslatorFactory

        EJBQLTranslatorFactory getEjbqlTranslatorFactory()
        Returns a translator factory for EJBQL to SQL translation.
        Since:
        4.0