pl.kernelpanic.dbmonster.generator
Interface DataGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDataGenerator, BinaryGenerator, BooleanGenerator, ConstantGenerator, DateTimeGenerator, DictionaryGenerator, ForeignKeyGenerator, NullGenerator, NumberGenerator, StringChoiceGenerator, StringGenerator

public interface DataGenerator

The interface which every data generator must implement.

Version:

$Id: DataGenerator.java,v 1.1 2004/05/22 13:14:15 majek Exp $

Author:

Piotr Maj <pm@jcake.com>

Method Summary

Object	generate() Generates a value.
void	reset() Resets the generator.
void	setColumn(Column column) Sets the column.

Method Detail

setColumn

void setColumn(Column column)

Sets the column.

Parameters:

column - the column

generate

Object generate()
                throws Exception

Generates a value.

Returns:

generated value.

Throws:

Exception - if generation fails

reset

void reset()

Resets the generator.