1 /* 2 * $Id: UMOTransactionFactory.java 7963 2007-08-21 08:53:15Z dirk.olmes $ 3 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.mulesource.com 5 * 6 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0 7 * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the 8 * LICENSE.txt file. 9 */ 10 11 package org.mule.umo; 12 13 /** 14 * <code>UMOTransactionFactory</code> creates a transaction. 15 */ 16 public interface UMOTransactionFactory 17 { 18 /** 19 * Create and begins a new transaction 20 * 21 * @return a new Transaction 22 * @throws TransactionException if the transaction cannot be created or begun 23 */ 24 UMOTransaction beginTransaction() throws TransactionException; 25 26 /** 27 * Determines whether this transaction factory creates transactions that are 28 * really transacted or if they are being used to simulate batch actions, such as 29 * using Jms Client Acknowledge. 30 * 31 * @return 32 */ 33 boolean isTransacted(); 34 }