Paul Holmes-Higgin cefda8c965 Updated header to LGPL
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
*
* This file is part of Alfresco
*
* Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.alfresco.repo.transaction;
/**
* Contract for a DAO to interact with a transaction.
*
* @author davidc
*/
public interface TransactionalDao
{
/**
* Allows the dao to flush any consuming resources. This mechanism is
* used primarily during long-lived transactions to ensure that system resources
* are not used up.
* <p>
* This method must not be used for implementing business logic.
*/
void flush();
/**
* Are there any pending changes which must be synchronized with the store?
*
* @return true => changes are pending
*/
public boolean isDirty();
/**
* This callback provides a chance for the DAO to do any pre-commit work.
*
* @since 1.4.5
*/
public void beforeCommit();
}