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package org.apache.sis.storage.base;

import org.apache.sis.storage.DataStore;
import org.apache.sis.storage.DataStoreException;
import org.apache.sis.storage.Resource;


/**
 * Identifies resources capable to create transactions. A {@code TransactionalResource} is not directly writable,
 * but the transactions created by {@link #newTransaction()} are writable. Each transaction is a unit of work
 * independent of other transactions until a commit or rollback operation is performed.
 *
 * <p>Common cases of transactional resources are {@link DataStore} backed by databases or by
 * transactional Web Feature Services (WFS-T).</p>
 *
 * @author  Johann Sorel (Geomatys)
 */
public interface TransactionalResource extends Resource {
    /**
     * Starts a new transaction on this resource.
     * The returned resource should have the same capabilities as this resource
     * with the addition of write capabilities.
     *
     * @return a new writable resource that can be changed in a all-or-nothing way.
     * @throws DataStoreException if an error occurred while creating the transaction.
     */
    ResourceTransaction newTransaction() throws DataStoreException;
}
