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package org.apache.jackrabbit.jcr2spi;
import javax.jcr.Session;
import javax.transaction.xa.XAResource;
/**
* The <code>XASession</code> interface extends the capability of
* <code>Session</code> by adding access to a JCR repository's support for
* the Java Transaction API (JTA).
* <p>
* This support takes the form of a <code>javax.transaction.xa.XAResource</code>
* object. The functionality of this object closely resembles that defined by
* the standard X/Open XA Resource interface.
* <p>
* This interface is used by the transaction manager; an application does not
* use it directly.
*/
public interface XASession extends Session {
/**
* Retrieves an <code>XAResource</code> object that the transaction manager
* will use to manage this <code>XASession</code> object's participation in
* a distributed transaction.
*
* @return the <code>XAResource</code> object.
*/
XAResource getXAResource();
}