JEPLTransactionalJTA.java

/*
   Copyright 2011 Jose Maria Arranz Santamaria

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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*/

package jepl;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Used to describe the JTA transaction propagation strategy in {@link JEPLTask#exec()}
 * method executed by a JTA capable data source.
 *
 * @author jmarranz
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD}) 
public @interface JEPLTransactionalJTA
{
    /**
     * Specifies the required propagation strategy of the JTA transaction.
     *
     * @return the propagation strategy.
     */
    JEPLTransactionPropagation propagation() default JEPLTransactionPropagation.REQUIRED;
}