SchemaFactory (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicSchemaFactory, FileSchemaFactory, LazySchemaFactory, TableSchemaFactory
```
public interface SchemaFactory
```
Factory for SchemaGroups. Users can plug in their own factory implementation, or rely on the ones provided. Most schema factories will probably implement Configurable to receive the system configuration on construction.

Author:

Abe White

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SchemaGroup`	`readSchema()`	Return the schema group for the current object model and database.
`void`	`storeSchema(SchemaGroup schema)`	Record the schema group after changes may have been made.

- Method Detail
  - readSchema
```
SchemaGroup readSchema()
```
    Return the schema group for the current object model and database.
  - storeSchema
```
void storeSchema(SchemaGroup schema)
```
    Record the schema group after changes may have been made.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schema - the schema definition for the entire system