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+<?php
+
+namespace SMW\Connection;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for database connection providers.
+ *
+ * @license GNU GPL v2+
+ * @since 1.9
+ *
+ * @author Jeroen De Dauw < jeroendedauw@gmail.com >
+ */
+interface ConnectionProvider {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the database connection.
+	 * Initialization of this connection is done if it was not already initialized.
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.9
+	 */
+	public function getConnection();
+
+	/**
+	 * Releases the connection if doing so makes any sense resource wise.
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.9
+	 */
+	public function releaseConnection();
+
+}