/*
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Red Hat Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 *
 */
package com.arsdigita.db;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * the Sequence class provides functionality akin to Oracle sequences,
 * i.e. unique integer values appropriate for use as primary keys
 *n
 * this abstract class should be implemented by concrete classes
 * appropriate to a given database
 *
 * @author Kevin Scaldeferri
 */

public abstract class SequenceImpl {

    public static final String versionId = "$Id: SequenceImpl.java 287 2005-02-22 00:29:02Z sskracic $ by $Author: sskracic $, $DateTime: 2004/08/16 18:10:38 $";

    public abstract BigDecimal getCurrentValue(Connection conn)
        throws SQLException;

    public abstract BigDecimal getNextValue(Connection conn)
        throws SQLException;
}