org.protempa.datastore

Interface DataStores

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

WorkingMemoryDataStores

public interface DataStores
extends AutoCloseable

An interface for defining classes that create and return data stores.

Author:

Michel Mansour

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close()
boolean	exists(String dbname)
org.eurekaclinical.datastore.DataStore<String,WorkingMemoryFactStore>	getDataStore(String name) Returns a permanent store with the given name.

Method Detail

exists

boolean exists(String dbname)
        throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

getDataStore

org.eurekaclinical.datastore.DataStore<String,WorkingMemoryFactStore> getDataStore(String name)
                                                                            throws IOException,
                                                                                   DataStoreExistsException

Returns a permanent store with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the store, or null if no store exists with the given name.

Returns:

a DataStore backed by a permanent store implementation

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurred getting/creating the data store.

DataStoreExistsException

close

void close()
    throws IOException

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Throws:

IOException