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/*
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#ifndef _TMWSERV_MYSQL_DATA_PROVIDER_H_
#define _TMWSERV_MYSQL_DATA_PROVIDER_H_


#include <iosfwd>

#include <mysql/mysql.h>

#include "dataprovider.h"

namespace dal
{


/**
 * A MySQL Data Provider.
 */
class MySqlDataProvider: public DataProvider
{
    public:
        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        MySqlDataProvider(void)
            throw();


        /**
         * Destructor.
         */
        ~MySqlDataProvider(void)
            throw();


        /**
         * Get the name of the database backend.
         *
         * @return the database backend name.
         */
        DbBackends
        getDbBackend(void) const
            throw();


        /**
         * Create a connection to the database.
         *
         * @param dbName the database name.
         * @param userName the user name.
         * @param password the user password.
         *
         * @exception DbConnectionFailure if unsuccessful connection.
         */
        void
        connect(const std::string& dbName,
                const std::string& userName,
                const std::string& password);


        /**
         * Execute a SQL query.
         *
         * @param sql the SQL query.
         * @param refresh if true, refresh the cache (default = false).
         *
         * @return a recordset.
         *
         * @exception DbSqlQueryExecFailure if unsuccessful execution.
         * @exception std::runtime_error if trying to query a closed database.
         */
        const RecordSet&
        execSql(const std::string& sql,
                const bool refresh = false);


        /**
         * Close the connection to the database.
         *
         * @exception DbDisconnectionFailure if unsuccessful disconnection.
         */
        void
        disconnect(void);


    private:
        MYSQL* mDb; /**< the handle to the database connection */
};


} // namespace dal

#endif // _TMWSERV_MYSQL_DATA_PROVIDER_H_