xdev.db.Savepoint Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* XDEV Application Framework - XDEV Application Framework
* Copyright © 2003 XDEV Software (https://xdev.software)
*
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*
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*
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*/
package xdev.db;
/**
* The representation of a savepoint, which is a point within the current
* transaction that can be referenced from the {@link DBConnection#rollback()}
* method. When a transaction is rolled back to a savepoint all changes made
* after that savepoint are undone.
*
* Savepoints can be either named or unnamed. Unnamed savepoints are identified
* by an ID generated by the underlying data source.
*
* @author XDEV Software
*/
public interface Savepoint
{
/**
* Retrieves the generated ID for the {@link Savepoint} that this
* {@link Savepoint} object represents.
*
* @return the numeric ID of this {@link Savepoint}
*
* @throws DBException
* if this is a named {@link Savepoint}
*/
public int getSavepointId() throws DBException;
/**
* Retrieves the name of the {@link Savepoint} that this {@link Savepoint}
* object represents.
*
* @return the name of this {@link Savepoint}
*
* @throws DBException
* if this is an un-named {@link Savepoint}
*/
public String getSavepointName() throws DBException;
}