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package scala.dbc;


import java.sql.{Connection, Driver};


/** This class ..
 */
abstract class Vendor {
  
  def nativeDriverClass: Class[_];
  def uri: java.net.URI;
  def user: String;
  def pass: String;
  def nativeProperties: java.util.Properties = {
    val properties = new java.util.Properties();
    properties.setProperty("user", user);
    properties.setProperty("password", pass);
    properties
  }

  def retainedConnections: Int;

  def getConnection: Connection = {
    val driver = nativeDriverClass.newInstance().asInstanceOf[Driver];
    driver.connect(uri.toString(),nativeProperties)
  }

  def urlProtocolString: String;

}
