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package org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
/**
* Abstraction for handling large binary fields and large text fields in
* specific databases, no matter if represented as simple types or Large OBjects.
* Its main purpose is to isolate Oracle 9i's peculiar handling of LOBs in
* {@link OracleLobHandler}; most other databases should be able to work
* with the provided {@link DefaultLobHandler}.
*
* <p>Provides accessor methods for BLOBs and CLOBs, and acts as factory for
* LobCreator instances, to be used as sessions for creating BLOBs or CLOBs.
* LobCreators are typically instantiated for each statement execution or for
* each transaction; they are not thread-safe because they might track
* allocated database resources in order to free them after execution.
*
* <p>Most databases/drivers should be able to work with {@link DefaultLobHandler},
* which by default delegates to JDBC's direct accessor methods, avoiding the
* {@code java.sql.Blob} and {@code java.sql.Clob} API completely.
* {@link DefaultLobHandler} can also be configured to access LOBs using
* {@code PreparedStatement.setBlob/setClob} (e.g. for PostgreSQL), through
* setting the {@link DefaultLobHandler#setWrapAsLob "wrapAsLob"} property.
*
* <p>Unfortunately, Oracle 9i just accepts Blob/Clob instances created via its own
* proprietary BLOB/CLOB API, and additionally doesn't accept large streams for
* PreparedStatement's corresponding setter methods. Therefore, you need to use
* {@link OracleLobHandler} there, which uses Oracle's BLOB/CLOB API for both types
* of access. The Oracle 10g+ JDBC driver will work with {@link DefaultLobHandler}
* as well, with some limitations in terms of LOB sizes depending on DBMS setup;
* as of Oracle 11g (or actually, using the 11g driver even against older databases),
* there should be no need to use {@link OracleLobHandler} at all anymore.
*
* <p>Of course, you need to declare different field types for each database.
* In Oracle, any binary content needs to go into a BLOB, and all character content
* beyond 4000 bytes needs to go into a CLOB. In MySQL, there is no notion of a
* CLOB type but rather a LONGTEXT type that behaves like a VARCHAR. For complete
* portability, use a LobHandler for fields that might typically require LOBs on
* some database because of the field size (take Oracle's numbers as a guideline).
*
* <p><b>Summarizing the recommended options (for actual LOB fields):</b>
* <ul>
* <li><b>JDBC 4.0 driver (including Oracle 11g driver):</b> Use {@link DefaultLobHandler},
* potentially with {@code streamAsLob=true} if your database driver requires that
* hint when populating a LOB field. Fall back to {@code createTemporaryLob=true}
* if you happen to run into LOB size limitations with your (Oracle) database setup.
* <li><b>Oracle 10g driver:</b> Use {@link DefaultLobHandler} with standard setup.
* On Oracle 10.1, set the "SetBigStringTryClob" connection property; as of Oracle 10.2,
* DefaultLobHandler should work with standard setup out of the box. Alternatively,
* consider using the proprietary {@link OracleLobHandler} (see below).
* <li><b>Oracle 9i driver:</b> Use {@link OracleLobHandler} with a connection-pool-specific
* {@link OracleLobHandler#setNativeJdbcExtractor NativeJdbcExtractor}.
* <li><b>PostgreSQL:</b> Configure {@link DefaultLobHandler} with {@code wrapAsLob=true},
* and use that LobHandler to access OID columns (but not BYTEA) in your database tables.
* <li>For all other database drivers (and for non-LOB fields that might potentially
* turn into LOBs on some databases): Simply use a plain {@link DefaultLobHandler}.
* </ul>
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 23.12.2003
* @see DefaultLobHandler
* @see OracleLobHandler
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBlob
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getClob
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBytes
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBinaryStream
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getString
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getAsciiStream
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getCharacterStream
*/
public interface LobHandler {
/**
* Retrieve the given column as bytes from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getBytes} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getBlob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnName the column name to use
* @return the content as byte array, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBytes
*/
byte[] getBlobAsBytes(ResultSet rs, String columnName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as bytes from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getBytes} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getBlob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnIndex the column index to use
* @return the content as byte array, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBytes
*/
byte[] getBlobAsBytes(ResultSet rs, int columnIndex) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as binary stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getBinaryStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getBlob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnName the column name to use
* @return the content as binary stream, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBinaryStream
*/
InputStream getBlobAsBinaryStream(ResultSet rs, String columnName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as binary stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getBinaryStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getBlob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnIndex the column index to use
* @return the content as binary stream, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getBinaryStream
*/
InputStream getBlobAsBinaryStream(ResultSet rs, int columnIndex) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as String from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getString} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnName the column name to use
* @return the content as String, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getString
*/
String getClobAsString(ResultSet rs, String columnName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as String from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getString} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnIndex the column index to use
* @return the content as String, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getString
*/
String getClobAsString(ResultSet rs, int columnIndex) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as ASCII stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getAsciiStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnName the column name to use
* @return the content as ASCII stream, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getAsciiStream
*/
InputStream getClobAsAsciiStream(ResultSet rs, String columnName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as ASCII stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getAsciiStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnIndex the column index to use
* @return the content as ASCII stream, or {@code null} in case of SQL NULL
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getAsciiStream
*/
InputStream getClobAsAsciiStream(ResultSet rs, int columnIndex) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as character stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getCharacterStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnName the column name to use
* @return the content as character stream
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getCharacterStream
*/
Reader getClobAsCharacterStream(ResultSet rs, String columnName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Retrieve the given column as character stream from the given ResultSet.
* Might simply invoke {@code ResultSet.getCharacterStream} or work with
* {@code ResultSet.getClob}, depending on the database and driver.
* @param rs the ResultSet to retrieve the content from
* @param columnIndex the column index to use
* @return the content as character stream
* @throws SQLException if thrown by JDBC methods
* @see java.sql.ResultSet#getCharacterStream
*/
Reader getClobAsCharacterStream(ResultSet rs, int columnIndex) throws SQLException;
/**
* Create a new {@link LobCreator} instance, i.e. a session for creating BLOBs
* and CLOBs. Needs to be closed after the created LOBs are not needed anymore -
* typically after statement execution or transaction completion.
* @return the new LobCreator instance
* @see LobCreator#close()
*/
LobCreator getLobCreator();
}