TransactionParticipant.java

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package net.jini.core.transaction.server;

import net.jini.core.transaction.UnknownTransactionException;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;

/**
 * The interface used for participants of the two-phase commit protocol.
 * The methods on this interface are called by the transaction manager.
 * Any class that wants to have operations wrapped in a transaction
 * needs to support this interface. In conjunction with the
 * <code>TransactionManager</code> interface, this interface allows a
 * two-phase commit protocol to be used between objects in a distributed
 * system.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 *
 * @see TransactionManager
 * @see NestableTransactionManager
 * @see ServerTransaction
 *
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface TransactionParticipant extends Remote, TransactionConstants {
    /**
     * Requests that the participant prepare itself to commit the transaction,
     * and to vote on the outcome of the transaction. The participant responds
     * with either <code>PREPARED</code>, indicating that it is prepared;
     * <code>ABORT</code>, indicating that it will abort, or
     * <code>NOTCHANGED</code>, indicating that it did not have any state
     * changed by the transaction (i.e., it was read-only). If the response
     * is <code>PREPARED</code>, the participant must wait until it receives
     * a commit or abort call from the transaction manager; it may query the
     * transaction manager if needed as to the state of the transaction. If
     * the response is <code>ABORT</code>, the participant should roll its
     * state back to undo any changes that occurred due to operations
     * performed under the transaction; it can then discard any information
     * about the transaction. If the response is <code>NOTCHANGED</code>, the
     * participant can immediately discard any knowledge of the transaction.
     *
     * @param mgr the manager of the transaction
     * @param id the transaction ID
     *
     * @return an <code>int</code> representing this participant's state
     * @throws UnknownTransactionException if the transaction 
     *         is unknown to the transaction manager, either 
     *         because the transaction ID is incorrect or because the 
     *         transaction is complete and its state has been 
     *         discarded by the manager.
     * @throws RemoteException if there is a communication error
     *
     */
    int prepare(TransactionManager mgr, long id)
      throws UnknownTransactionException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Requests that the participant make all of its <code>PREPARED</code>
     * changes for the specified transaction visible outside of the
     * transaction and unlock any resources locked by the transaction.
     * All state associated with the transaction can then be discarded
     * by the participant.
     *
     * @param mgr the manager of the transaction
     * @param id the transaction ID
     *
     * @throws UnknownTransactionException if the transaction 
     *         is unknown to the transaction manager, either 
     *         because the transaction ID is incorrect or because the 
     *         transaction is complete and its state has been 
     *         discarded by the manager.
     * @throws RemoteException if there is a communication error
     *
     */
    void commit(TransactionManager mgr, long id)
	throws UnknownTransactionException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Requests that the participant roll back any changes for the specified
     * transaction and unlock any resources locked by the transaction.
     * All state associated with the transaction can then be discarded
     * by the participant.
     *
     * @param mgr the manager of the transaction
     * @param id the transaction ID
     *
     * @throws UnknownTransactionException if the transaction 
     *         is unknown to the transaction manager, either 
     *         because the transaction ID is incorrect or because the 
     *         transaction is complete and its state has been 
     *         discarded by the manager.
     * @throws RemoteException if there is a communication error
     *
     */
    void abort(TransactionManager mgr, long id)
	throws UnknownTransactionException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * A combination of <code>prepare</code> and <code>commit</code>, which
     * can be used by the manager when there is just one participant left to
     * prepare and all other participants (if any) have responded with
     * <code>NOTCHANGED</code>.  The participant's implementation of this
     * method must be equivalent to:
     * <pre>
     *	public int prepareAndCommit(TransactionManager mgr, long id)
     *	    throws UnknownTransactionException, RemoteException
     *	{
     *	    int result = prepare(mgr, id);
     *	    if (result == PREPARED) {
     *		commit(mgr, id);
     *		result = COMMITTED;
     *	    }
     *	    return result;
     *	}
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param mgr the manager of the transaction
     * @param id the transaction ID
     *
     * @return an <code>int</code> representing its state
     * @throws UnknownTransactionException if the transaction 
     *         is unknown to the transaction manager, either 
     *         because the transaction ID is incorrect or because the 
     *         transaction is complete and its state has been 
     *         discarded by the manager.
     * @throws RemoteException if there is a communication error
     *
     * @see #prepare
     * @see #commit
     */
    int prepareAndCommit(TransactionManager mgr, long id)
	throws UnknownTransactionException, RemoteException;
}