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package org.apache.jackrabbit.jcr2spi;

import javax.jcr.Session;
import javax.transaction.xa.XAResource;

/**
 * The XASession interface extends the capability of
 * Session by adding access to a JCR repository's support for
 * the Java Transaction API (JTA).
 * 
 * This support takes the form of a javax.transaction.xa.XAResource
 * object. The functionality of this object closely resembles that defined by
 * the standard X/Open XA Resource interface.
 * 
 * This interface is used by the transaction manager; an application does not
 * use it directly.
 */
public interface XASession extends Session {

    /**
     * Retrieves an XAResource object that the transaction manager
     * will use to manage this XASession object's participation in
     * a distributed transaction.
     *
     * @return the XAResource object.
     */
    XAResource getXAResource();
}