com.continuent.tungsten.replicator.backup
Interface BackupAgent

All Superinterfaces:

BackupPlugin

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBackupAgent, DummyBackupAgent, MySqlDumpAgent, MySqlLvmDumpAgent, PostgreSqlDumpAgent, ScriptDumpAgent

public interface BackupAgent
extends BackupPlugin

Denotes a class that implements a backup agent capable of backup and restore operations.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Robert Hodges

Method Summary

BackupSpecification	backup() Back up the database.
BackupCapabilities	capabilities() Returns capabilities of this backup agent.
void	restore(BackupSpecification bspec) Restore the database from a backup.

Methods inherited from interface com.continuent.tungsten.replicator.backup.BackupPlugin

configure, release

Method Detail

backup

BackupSpecification backup()
                           throws BackupException,
                                  java.lang.InterruptedException

Back up the database.

Throws:

BackupException

java.lang.InterruptedException

restore

void restore(BackupSpecification bspec)
             throws BackupException,
                    java.lang.InterruptedException

Restore the database from a backup.

Throws:

BackupException

java.lang.InterruptedException

capabilities

BackupCapabilities capabilities()

Returns capabilities of this backup agent.