org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.bundle.util
Class ConnectionFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.bundle.util.ConnectionFactory

public class ConnectionFactory
extends Object

A factory for new database connections. Supported are regular JDBC drivers, as well as JNDI resources.

Method Summary

static Connection

getConnection(String driver, String url, String user, String password) Open a connection using the specified properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getConnection

public static Connection getConnection(String driver,
                                       String url,
                                       String user,
                                       String password)
                                throws RepositoryException,
                                       SQLException

Open a connection using the specified properties. The connection can be created using a JNDI Data Source as well. To do that, the driver class name must reference a javax.naming.Context class (for example javax.naming.InitialContext), and the URL must be the JNDI URL (for example java:comp/env/jdbc/Test).

Parameters:

driver - the JDBC driver or the Context class

url - the database URL

user - the user name

password - the password

Returns:

the connection

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the driver could not be loaded

SQLException - if the connection could not be established