package org.apache.ojb.otm.transaction;

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 import org.apache.ojb.broker.PBKey;

 import org.apache.ojb.otm.OTMConnection;

 import org.apache.ojb.otm.core.Transaction;

 /**

  *

  * Factory to fetch current transaction. The various implementations will handle

  * the different implementation sceanrios, like managed and unmanaged platforms. 

  * 

  * @author <a href="mailto:rraghuram@hotmail.com">Raghu Rajah</a>

  * 

  */

 public interface TransactionFactory

 {

     /**

      * 

      *  Get the current Transaction.

      * 

      *  @return     the current Transaction

      * 

      */

     public Transaction getTransactionForConnection (OTMConnection connection);

     /**

      * 

      *  Acquire new connection. Creates a new connection. Depending on the implementation of the

      *  factory the connection could be associated to an existing transaction, or not.

      * 

      *  @return     new connection

      * 

      */

     public OTMConnection acquireConnection (PBKey pbKey);

 }