odata2-jpa-processor/jpa-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/odata2/jpa/processor/api/OnJPAWriteContent.java

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package org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api;

import java.sql.Blob;
import java.sql.Clob;

import org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.ODataCallback;
import org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.exception.ODataJPARuntimeException;

/**
 * <p> The interface is a call back interface that enables OData JPA Processor to get JPA provider specific
 * implementation
 * of <b>java.sql.Blob</b> and <b>java.sql.Clob</b> instances.</p>
 * <p>
 * Implement this interface if the JPA Model uses the data types java.sql.Blob and java.sql.Clob for its entity
 * properties. </p>
 * 
 * 
 */
public interface OnJPAWriteContent extends ODataCallback {

  /**
   * Implement this method to instantiate JPA provider specific implementation of java.sql.Blob instance from an array
   * of bytes.
   * @param binaryData is an array of bytes
   * @return an instance of type {@link java.sql.Blob}
   */
  public Blob getJPABlob(byte[] binaryData) throws ODataJPARuntimeException;

  /**
   * Implement this method to instantiate JPA provider specific implementation of java.sql.Clob instance from an array
   * of characters.
   * @param characterData is an array of characters
   * @return an instance of type {@link java.sql.Clob}
   */
  public Clob getJPAClob(char[] characterData) throws ODataJPARuntimeException;
}