Application: gvSIG desktop

package com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.edition;

import java.util.Properties;

import com.hardcode.driverManager.Driver;

import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.drivers.ITableDefinition;

public interface IWriter extends Driver{

        void preProcess() throws EditionException;

        /**

         * Aqu? dentro se puede hacer el chequeo de las reglas asignadas para que

         * antes de guardar algo, se compruebe que es correcto. Aunque lo ideal

         * ser?a haberlo hecho antes, para que lo que se guarde est? corregido al

         * m?ximo.

         */

        void process(IRowEdited row) throws EditionException;

        void postProcess() throws EditionException;

        /**

         * A developer can use this Properties for his own purposes. For example, to

         * let his extension know something about one writer. 

         * <br>

         * We can found for example:

         * <br>

         * <b>FieldNameMaxLength<b>: Maximum length of field name (Null or 0 --> unlimited).

         * 

         * @param capability

         * @return A message describing the capability. Null if not supported.

         */

        public String getCapability(String capability);

        /**

         * @param capabilities The capabilities to set.

         */

        public void setCapabilities(Properties capabilities);

        public abstract boolean canWriteAttribute(int sqlType);

        public abstract boolean canAlterTable();

        public abstract boolean canSaveEdits();

        public void initialize(ITableDefinition tableDefinition) throws EditionException ;

        public ITableDefinition getTableDefinition();

        /**

         * @return true if the driver needs to iterate trhu all records.

         * for example, shp files need return true. jdbc writers will return false

         */

        public boolean isWriteAll();

}