net.java.ao.schema
Interface BackupRestore

All Known Implementing Classes:

BackupRestoreImpl

public interface BackupRestore

Allows backing up and restoring to a database "defined" by the given DatabaseProvider.

calling restore(backup(provider,configuration) provider) with the DefaultSchemaConfiguration should be idempotent.

Method Summary

List<DDLAction>	backup(DatabaseProvider provider, SchemaConfiguration configuration) Backs up the database into a list of DDLAction
void	restore(List<DDLAction> actions, DatabaseProvider provider) Restores a list of of DDLAction in the give database

Method Detail

backup

List<DDLAction> backup(DatabaseProvider provider,
                       SchemaConfiguration configuration)

Backs up the database into a list of DDLAction

Parameters:

provider - the database provider

configuration - the schema configuration

Returns:

a list of DDLAction representing the backed up database

restore

void restore(List<DDLAction> actions,
             DatabaseProvider provider)

Restores a list of of DDLAction in the give database

Parameters:

actions - the DDL actions to execute.

provider - the provider to the database to restore