package hhn.temp.project.provider;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * A database interface with basic database connectivity
 * @author Riley Schneider
 */
public interface Database {
  /**
   * Creates a connection to the database
   * @throws SQLException Thrown if database error occurs
   */
  void connect() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * Closes a connection to the database
   * @throws SQLException Thrown if database error occurs
   */
  void close() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * Clears the entire tables in the database and reset primary key counter to each table
   * @throws SQLException Thrown if database error occurs
   */
  void clearDatabase() throws SQLException;
}