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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+package java.sql;
+
+/**
+ * A builder created from a {@code DataSource} object,
+ * used to establish a connection to the database that the
+ * {@code data source} object represents.  The connection
+ * properties that were specified for the {@code data source} are used as the
+ * default values by the {@code ConnectionBuilder}.
+ * <p>The following example illustrates the use of {@code ConnectionBuilder}
+ * to create a {@link Connection}:
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *     DataSource ds = new MyDataSource();
+ *     ShardingKey superShardingKey = ds.createShardingKeyBuilder()
+ *                           .subkey("EASTERN_REGION", JDBCType.VARCHAR)
+ *                           .build();
+ *     ShardingKey shardingKey = ds.createShardingKeyBuilder()
+ *                           .subkey("PITTSBURGH_BRANCH", JDBCType.VARCHAR)
+ *                           .build();
+ *     Connection con = ds.createConnectionBuilder()
+ *                       .user("rafa")
+ *                       .password("tennis")
+ *                       .setShardingKey(shardingKey)
+ *                       .setSuperShardingKey(superShardingKey)
+ *                       .build();
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * @since 1.9
+ *
+ */
+public interface ConnectionBuilder  {
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the username to be used when creating a connection
+     *
+     * @param username the database user on whose behalf the connection is being
+     * made
+     * @return the same {@code ConnectionBuilder} instance
+     */
+    ConnectionBuilder user(String username);
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the password to be used when creating a connection
+     *
+     * @param password the password to use for this connection. May be {@code null}
+     * @return the same {@code ConnectionBuilder} instance
+     */
+    ConnectionBuilder password(String password);
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies a {@code shardingKey} to be used when creating a connection
+     *
+     * @param shardingKey the ShardingKey. May be {@code null}
+     * @return the same {@code ConnectionBuilder} instance
+     * @see ShardingKey
+     * @see ShardingKeyBuilder
+     */
+    ConnectionBuilder shardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey);
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies a {@code superShardingKey} to be used when creating a connection
+     *
+     * @param superShardingKey the SuperShardingKey. May be {@code null}
+     * @return the same {@code ConnectionBuilder} instance
+     * @see ShardingKey
+     * @see ShardingKeyBuilder
+     */
+    ConnectionBuilder superShardingKey(ShardingKey superShardingKey);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an instance of the object defined by this builder.
+     *
+     * @return The built object
+     * @throws java.sql.SQLException If an error occurs building the object
+     */
+    Connection build() throws SQLException;
+}