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package nl.nn.adapterframework.core;
/**
* The <code>HasTransactionAttribute</code> is allows Pipes to declare that they have a transactionAttribute.
* The pipeline uses this to start a new transaction or suspend the current one when required.
* Equal to <A href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.2.1/techdocs/guides/ejb/html/Transaction2.html#10494">EJB transaction attribute</a>.
* Possible values for transactionAttribute:
* <table border="1">
* <tr><th>transactionAttribute</th><th>callers Transaction</th><th>Pipeline excecuted in Transaction</th></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">Required</td> <td>none</td><td>T2</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>T1</td></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">RequiresNew</td> <td>none</td><td>T2</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>T2</td></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">Mandatory</td> <td>none</td><td>error</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>T1</td></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">NotSupported</td><td>none</td><td>none</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>none</td></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">Supports</td> <td>none</td><td>none</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>T1</td></tr>
* <tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2">Never</td> <td>none</td><td>none</td></tr>
* <tr><td>T1</td> <td>error</td></tr>
* </table>
*
* @author Gerrit van Brakel
* @since 4.5
*/
public interface HasTransactionAttribute {
public String getTransactionAttribute();
public int getTransactionAttributeNum();
public int getTransactionTimeout();
}