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package javax.sql.rowset.spi;

import java.sql.SQLException;

import java.io.Reader;

import javax.sql.RowSetWriter;

import javax.sql.rowset.*;

import java.sql.Savepoint;

/**

 * A specialized interface that facilitates an extension of the standard

 * <code>SyncProvider</code> abstract class so that it has finer grained

 * transaction control.

 * <p>

 * If one or more disconnected <code>RowSet</code> objects are participating

 * in a global transaction, they may wish to coordinate their synchronization

 * commits to preserve data integrity and reduce the number of

 * synchronization exceptions. If this is the case, an application should set

 * the <code>CachedRowSet</code> constant <code>COMMIT_ON_ACCEPT_CHANGES</code>

 * to <code>false</code> and use the <code>commit</code> and <code>rollback</code>

 * methods defined in this interface to manage transaction boundaries.

 */

public interface TransactionalWriter extends RowSetWriter {

    /**

     * Makes permanent all changes that have been performed by the

     * <code>acceptChanges</code> method since the last call to either the

     * <code>commit</code> or <code>rollback</code> methods.

     * This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.

     *

     * @throws SQLException  if a database access error occurs or the

     *         <code>Connection</code> object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code>

     *         object is in auto-commit mode

     */

    public void commit() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * Undoes all changes made in the current transaction. This method should be

     * used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the <code>Connection</code>

     *         object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code> object is in auto-commit mode

     */

    public void rollback() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * Undoes all changes made in the current transaction made prior to the given

     * <code>Savepoint</code> object.  This method should be used only when auto-commit

     * mode has been disabled.

     *

     * @param s a <code>Savepoint</code> object marking a savepoint in the current

     *        transaction.  All changes made before <i>s</i> was set will be undone.

     *        All changes made after <i>s</i> was set will be made permanent.

     * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the <code>Connection</code>

     *         object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code> object is in auto-commit mode

     */

    public void rollback(Savepoint s) throws SQLException;

}