1 /*
2 * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
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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15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.transaction.interceptor;
18
19 import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;
20
21 /**
22 * This interface adds a {@code rollbackOn} specification to {@link TransactionDefinition}.
23 * As custom {@code rollbackOn} is only possible with AOP, this class resides
24 * in the AOP transaction package.
25 *
26 * @author Rod Johnson
27 * @author Juergen Hoeller
28 * @since 16.03.2003
29 * @see DefaultTransactionAttribute
30 * @see RuleBasedTransactionAttribute
31 */
32 public interface TransactionAttribute extends TransactionDefinition {
33
34 /**
35 * Return a qualifier value associated with this transaction attribute.
36 * <p>This may be used for choosing a corresponding transaction manager
37 * to process this specific transaction.
38 */
39 String getQualifier();
40
41 /**
42 * Should we roll back on the given exception?
43 * @param ex the exception to evaluate
44 * @return whether to perform a rollback or not
45 */
46 boolean rollbackOn(Throwable ex);
47
48 }