/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Pentaho Corporation.  All rights reserved. 
 * This software was developed by Pentaho Corporation and is provided under the terms 
 * of the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1. You may not use 
 * this file except in compliance with the license. If you need a copy of the license, 
 * please go to http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt. The Original Code is Pentaho 
 * Data Integration.  The Initial Developer is Pentaho Corporation.
 *
 * Software distributed under the GNU Lesser Public License is distributed on an "AS IS" 
 * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or  implied. Please refer to 
 * the license for the specific language governing your rights and limitations.
*/
package org.pentaho.di.core.database;

import javax.sql.DataSource;

/**
 * The purpose of this interface is to provide a way to get data sources from
 * more places than just JNDI.
 *  
 * @author mbatchel
 * Jan 8, 2009
 *
 */
public interface DataSourceProviderInterface {

  /**
   * Returns a named javax.sql.DataSource
   * @param datasourceName
   * @return javax.sql.DataSource
   */
  public DataSource getNamedDataSource(String datasourceName) throws DataSourceNamingException;
  
}
