UpdatableItemStateManager.java

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package org.apache.jackrabbit.jcr2spi.state;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.jcr2spi.operation.Operation;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

/**
 * An <code>ItemStateManager</code> that deals with state modifications.
 */
public interface UpdatableItemStateManager {

    /**
     * Executes the given operation and modifies the affected item states accordingly.
     *
     * @param operation
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    public void execute(Operation operation) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Executes the operations passed with the given change log and modifies the
     * affected item states accordingly.
     *
     * @param changes
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    public void execute(ChangeLog changes) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Disposes this <code>UpdatableItemStateManager</code> and frees resources.
     */
    void dispose();
}