1 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dal/dataprovider.h b/src/dal/dataprovider.h
index b5542e49..4b3f2ecf 100644
--- a/src/dal/dataprovider.h
+++ b/src/dal/dataprovider.h
@@ -111,9 +111,30 @@ class DataProvider
 
 
         /**
+         * Create a connection to the database.
+         *
+         * @param dbName the database name.
+         * @param dbPath the database file path.
+         * @param userName the user name.
+         * @param password the user password.
+         *
+         * @exception DbConnectionFailure if unsuccessful connection.
+         * @exception std::exception if unexpected exception.
+         */
+        virtual void
+        connect(const std::string& dbName,
+                const std::string& dbPath,
+                const std::string& userName,
+                const std::string& password)
+            throw(DbConnectionFailure,
+                  std::exception) = 0;
+
+
+        /**
          * Execute a SQL query.
          *
          * @param sql the SQL query.
+         * @param refresh if true, refresh the cache (optional)
          *
          * @return a recordset.
          *
@@ -121,7 +142,8 @@ class DataProvider
          * @exception std::exception if unexpected exception.
          */
         virtual const RecordSet&
-        execSql(const std::string& sql)
+        execSql(const std::string& sql,
+                const bool refresh = false)
             throw(DbSqlQueryExecFailure,
                   std::exception) = 0;
 
@@ -150,6 +172,18 @@ class DataProvider
 
     protected:
         /**
+         * The database name.
+         */
+        std::string mDbName;
+
+
+        /**
+         * The database path.
+         */
+        std::string mDbPath;
+
+
+        /**
          * The connection status.
          */
         bool mIsConnected;