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package io.helidon.dbclient.spi;

/**
 * Java Service loader interface that provides drivers for a database (or a set of databases).
 */
public interface DbClientProvider {

    /**
     * Name of this provider. This is used to find correct provider when using configuration only approach.
     *
     * @return provider name (such as {@code jdbc} or {@code mongo}
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * The implementation should provide its implementation of the {@link DbClientProviderBuilder}.
     *
     * @return a new builder instance
     */
    DbClientProviderBuilder<?> builder();

}
