2 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/BDBRepositoryBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/BDBRepositoryBuilder.java
index 1497417..9301f28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/BDBRepositoryBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/BDBRepositoryBuilder.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class BDBRepositoryBuilder extends AbstractRepositoryBuilder {
     private boolean mPrivate;
     private boolean mMultiversion;
     private boolean mLogInMemory;
+    private boolean mRunFullRecovery;
     private boolean mRunCheckpointer = true;
     private int mCheckpointInterval = DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL;
     private boolean mRunDeadlockDetector = true;
@@ -626,6 +627,22 @@ public class BDBRepositoryBuilder extends AbstractRepositoryBuilder {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Pass true to override the default and run a full (catastrophic) recovery
+     * when environment is opened. This setting has no effect for BDB-JE.
+     */
+    public void setRunFullRecovery(boolean runRecovery) {
+        mRunFullRecovery = runRecovery;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if a full (catastrophic) recovery should be performed when
+     * environment is opened.
+     */
+    public boolean getRunFullRecovery() {
+        return mRunFullRecovery;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Disable automatic checkpointing of database if another process is
      * responsible for that. The false setting is implied for read-only
      * databases.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/HotBackupCapability.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/HotBackupCapability.java
index 8bce86d..c65d2c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/HotBackupCapability.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/sleepycat/HotBackupCapability.java
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import com.amazon.carbonado.RepositoryException;
 import com.amazon.carbonado.capability.Capability;
 
 /**
- * Capability for performing a backup of an active BDB environment.
+ * Capability for performing a backup of an active BDB environment. To restore
+ * from a hot backup, it is <b>critical</b> that a full recovery be
+ * performed. BDB-JE does not require this, however. Pass true to {@link
+ * BDBRepositoryBuilder#setRunFullRecovery(boolean)} to enable.
  *
  * @author Brian S O'Neill
  * @since 1.2.1
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ import com.amazon.carbonado.capability.Capability;
 public interface HotBackupCapability extends Capability {
     /**
      * Starts the backup by disabling log file deletion. Be sure to call
-     * endBackup when done to resume log file cleanup. Concurrent backups is
+     * endBackup when done to resume log file cleanup. Concurrent backups are
      * supported.
      */
     Backup startBackup() throws RepositoryException;