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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) MuleSoft, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesoft.com
3    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
4    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
5    * LICENSE.txt file.
6    */
7   package org.mule.api.transaction;
8   
9   import org.mule.api.MuleContext;
10  
11  
12  /**
13   * <code>ExternalTransactionAwareTransactionFactory</code> creates a transaction, possibly representing a transaction
14   * started outside Mule.
15   *
16   */
17  public interface ExternalTransactionAwareTransactionFactory extends TransactionFactory
18  {
19      /**
20       * Create and begins a new transaction
21       *
22       * @return a new Transaction representing an existing external transaction
23       * @throws org.mule.api.transaction.TransactionException if the transaction cannot be created or begun
24       * @param muleContext
25       */
26      Transaction joinExternalTransaction(MuleContext muleContext) throws TransactionException;
27  }