/*
* ============================================================================
* GNU Lesser General Public License
* ============================================================================
*
* Beanlet - JSE Application Container.
* Copyright (C) 2006 Leon van Zantvoort
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
* Leon van Zantvoort
* 243 Acalanes Drive #11
* Sunnyvale, CA 94086
* USA
*
* zantvoort@users.sourceforge.net
* http://beanlet.org
*/
package org.beanlet.transaction;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* The {@code AfterBegin} method notifies a beanlet instance that a new
* transaction has started, and that the subsequent business methods on the
* instance will be invoked in the context of the transaction.
*
* <p><h3>Method Constraints</h3>
* Only one method can be marked with this annotation. The method on which the
* {@code AfterBegin} annotation is applied MUST fulfill all of the following
* criteria:
* <ul>
* <li>The method MUST NOT have any parameters.
* <li>The method MAY return any type.
* <li>The method MUST NOT throw a checked exception.
* <li>The method on which {@code AfterBegin} is applied MAY be
* {@code public}, {@code protected}, package private or {@code private}.
* <li>The method MUST NOT be {@code static}.
* <li>The method MAY be {@code final}.
* </ul>
*
* {@beanlet.annotation}
*
* @see TransactionSynchronization
* @author Leon van Zantvoort
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface AfterBegin {
}