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1   /***
2    *  Copyright 2003-2010 Terracotta, Inc.
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15   */
16  package net.sf.ehcache.transaction;
17  
18  import net.sf.ehcache.Element;
19  import net.sf.ehcache.transaction.local.LocalTransactionContext;
20  
21  import java.util.Set;
22  
23  /***
24   * A factory for {@link SoftLock}s
25   * 
26   * @author Ludovic Orban
27   */
28  public interface SoftLockFactory {
29  
30      /***
31       * Create a new, unlocked soft lock
32       * @param transactionID the transaction ID under which the soft lock will operate
33       * @param key the key of the Element this soft lock is protecting
34       * @param newElement the new Element
35       * @param oldElement the actual Element
36       * @return the soft lock
37       */
38      SoftLock createSoftLock(TransactionID transactionID, Object key, Element newElement, Element oldElement);
39  
40      /***
41       * Get a Set of keys protected by soft locks which must not be visible to a transaction context
42       * according to the isolation level.
43       * @param transactionContext the transaction context
44       * @return a Set of keys invisible to the context
45       */
46      Set<Object> getKeysInvisibleInContext(LocalTransactionContext transactionContext);
47  
48      /***
49       * Get a Set of TransactionIDs for which the soft locks have expired
50       * @return a Set of TransactionIDs for which the soft locks have expired
51       */
52      Set<TransactionID> collectExpiredTransactionIDs();
53  
54      /***
55       * Get a the soft locks of the specified transaction ID
56       * @param transactionID the transaction ID
57       * @return a Set of SoftLocks
58       */
59      Set<SoftLock> collectAllSoftLocksForTransactionID(TransactionID transactionID);
60  
61  }