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package tx.api;

import org.openjena.atlas.lib.Closeable ;

import com.hp.hpl.jena.tdb.ReadWrite ;

/** Interface that encapulsated begin/abort|commit/close.
 * <p>The read lifcycle is:
 * <pre>  begin(READ) ... close()</pre>
 * <p>The write lifcycle is:
 * <pre>  begin(WRITE) ... abort() or commit() ... close</pre>
 * 
 */
public interface Transactional extends Closeable 
{
    public void begin(ReadWrite readWrite) ;
    public void commit() ;
    public void abort() ;
    @Override
    public void close() ;
}