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package org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.lookup;

import javax.sql.DataSource;

/**
 * Strategy interface for looking up DataSources by name.
 *
 * <p>Used, for example, to resolve data source names in JPA
 * <code>persistence.xml</code> files.
 *
 * @author Costin Leau
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see org.springframework.orm.jpa.persistenceunit.DefaultPersistenceUnitManager#setDataSourceLookup
 */
public interface DataSourceLookup {

	/**
	 * Retrieve the DataSource identified by the given name.
	 * @param dataSourceName the name of the DataSource
	 * @return the DataSource (never <code>null</code>)
	 * @throws DataSourceLookupFailureException if the lookup failed
	 */
	DataSource getDataSource(String dataSourceName) throws DataSourceLookupFailureException;

}
