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package org.apache.geode.cache;


/**
 * A callback that is allowed to veto a transaction. Only one TransactionWriter can exist per cache,
 * and only one TransactionWriter will be fired in the entire distributed system for each
 * transaction.
 *
 * This writer can be used to update a backend data source before the GemFire cache is updated
 * during commit. If the backend update fails, the implementer can throw a
 * {@link TransactionWriterException} to veto the transaction.
 * 
 * @see CacheTransactionManager#setWriter
 * @since GemFire 6.5
 */

public interface TransactionWriter extends CacheCallback {

  /**
   * Called before the transaction has finished committing, but after conflict checking. Provides an
   * opportunity for implementors to cause transaction abort by throwing a
   * TransactionWriterException
   * 
   * @param event the TransactionEvent
   * @see CacheTransactionManager#commit
   * @throws TransactionWriterException in the event that the transaction should be rolled back
   */
  public void beforeCommit(TransactionEvent event) throws TransactionWriterException;

}
