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package org.apache.geode.internal.datasource;

/**
 * This interface outlines the behavior of a connection pool.
 * 
 */
public interface ConnectionPoolCache {

  /**
   * This method is used to get the connection from the pool. The default username and password are
   * used for making the conections.
   * 
   * @return Object - connection from the pool.
   * @throws PoolException
   */
  public Object getPooledConnectionFromPool() throws PoolException;

  /**
   * This method will return the Pooled connection object back to the pool.
   * 
   * @param connectionObject - Connection object returned to the pool.
   */
  public void returnPooledConnectionToPool(Object connectionObject);

  /**
   * This method is used to set the time out for active connection so that it can be collected by
   * the cleaner thread Modified by Asif
   */
  public void expirePooledConnection(Object connectionObject);

  /**
   * Clean up the resources before restart of Cache
   */
  public void clearUp();
}
