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package org.apache.openjpa.audit;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.Audited;
import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.Broker;
import org.apache.openjpa.lib.conf.Configurable;
import org.apache.openjpa.lib.util.Closeable;

/**
 * An auditor is responsible for recoding the audited information.
 * OpenJPA runtime tracks the {@link Auditable auditable} instances and invoke
 * implementation of this interface within a transaction.
 * <br>
 * The user implementation of this interface is configurable via
 * standard OpenJPA plug-in configuration framework.
 * 
 * @author Pinaki Poddar
 * @since 2.2.0
 */
public interface Auditor extends Configurable, Closeable {
	/**
	 * OpenJPA runtime will invoke this method with the given parameters
	 * within a transaction.
	 * 
	 * @param broker the active persistence context.
	 * @param newObjects the set of auditable objects being created. Can be empty, but never null.
	 * @param updates the set of auditable objects being updated. Can be empty, but never null.
	 * @param deletes the set of auditable objects being deleted. Can be empty, but never null.
	 */
	public void audit(Broker broker, Collection<Audited> newObjects, Collection<Audited> updates,
			Collection<Audited> deletes);
	
	/**
	 * Affirm if the transaction be rolled back if {@link #audit(Broker, Collection, Collection, Collection) audit}
	 * operation fails with an exception.
	 */
	public boolean isRollbackOnError();
}