Interface INpgsqlDatabaseInfoFactory

A factory which get generate instances of NpgsqlDatabaseInfo, which describe a database and the types it contains. When first connecting to a database, Npgsql will attempt to load information about it via this factory.

Namespace: Npgsql.Internal

Assembly: Npgsql.dll

Syntax

public interface INpgsqlDatabaseInfoFactory

Methods

Load(NpgsqlConnector, NpgsqlTimeout, bool)

Given a connection, loads all necessary information about the connected database, e.g. its types. A factory should only handle the exact database type it was meant for, and return null otherwise.

Declaration

Task<NpgsqlDatabaseInfo?> Load(NpgsqlConnector conn, NpgsqlTimeout timeout, bool async)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
NpgsqlConnector	conn
NpgsqlTimeout	timeout
bool	async

Returns

Type	Description
Task<><NpgsqlDatabaseInfo>	An object describing the database to which conn is connected, or null if the database isn't of the correct type and isn't handled by this factory.