Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.dal;

import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.exception.InitializeException;

import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.spi.DataStoreProviderServices;

import org.gvsig.tools.service.spi.ProviderFactory;

public interface DataStoreProviderFactory extends ProviderFactory {

        public static final int UNKNOWN = 0;

        public static final int YES = 1;

        public static final int NO = 2;

        /**

         * Returns the name of the provider

         * 

         * @return name of the provider

         */

        public String getName();

        /**

         * Return a short descripion about the provider

         * 

         * @return description about the provider

         */

        public String getDescription();

        /**

         * The provider has read support

         * 

         * @return YES if has read support

         */

        public int allowRead();

        /**

         * The provider has write support

         * 

         * @return YES if has write support

         */

        public int allowWrite();

        /**

         * The provider can create new stores.

         * 

         * @return YES if has creation support

         */

        public int allowCreate();

        /**

         * The provider has tabular support.

         * This support is the minimum requisite for a FeatureStore.

         * 

         * @return YES if has write support

         */

        public int hasTabularSupport();

        /**

         * The provider has vectorial support.

         * 

         * @return YES if has vectorial support

         */

        public int hasVectorialSupport();

        /**

         * The provider has raster support.

         * 

         * @return YES if has raster support

         */

        public int hasRasterSupport();

        /**

         * Builds a specific provider

         * 

         * @return the provider

         */

        public DataStoreProvider createProvider(DataParameters parameters, DataStoreProviderServices providerServices) throws InitializeException;

}