foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/org/eclipse/persistence/config/ExclusiveConnectionMode.java

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 *     06/08/2008-1.0M9 Andrei Ilitchev 
 *        - New file introduced for bug 235433: Can't customize ConnectionPolicy through JPA. 
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package org.eclipse.persistence.config;

/**
 * 
 * This property could be specified while creating either EntityManagerFactory 
 * (createEntityManagerFactory or persistence.xml)
 * or EntityManager (createEntityManager); the latter overrides the former.
 * 
 * The "isolated case" mentioned below is the case of some (or all) entities requiring isolated cache.
 * That could be achieved either by specifying the property for one or more entities:
 *   eclipselink.cache.shared.Employee -> "false"
 * or for all entities:
 *   eclipselink.cache.shared.default -> "false"
 * Note that this property(es) could be specified only on persistence unit level (cannot be passed to createEntityManager method).
 * 
 * <p>JPA persistence property Usage:
 * 
 * <p><code>properties.add(PersistenceUnitProperties.EXCLUSIVE_CONNECTION_MODE, ExclusiveConnectionMode.Isolated);</code>
 * 
 * <p>Values are case-insensitive.
 * "" could be used instead of default value ExclusiveConnectionMode.DEFAULT.
 * 
 * @see PersistenceUnitProperties
 */
public class ExclusiveConnectionMode {
    /**
     * The value causes creation of 
     * IsolatedClientSession in isolated case
     * and ClientSession otherwise. 
     * Connection is kept exclusive for the duration of Eclipselink transaction.
     * Inside Eclipselink transaction all writes and reads performed through the exclusive connection.
     * Outside Eclipselink transaction a new connection is acquired from connection pool
     * for each read and released back immediately after the query is executed.
     * 
     * Note that Eclipselink transaction usually starts later then JTA transaction does,
     * or entityManager.beginTransaction method is called: Eclipselink usually waits until
     * it's about to perform a query that potentially alters data base's state to start
     * Exclipselink transaction. That reflects in connection usage in Transactional mode.
     * Example:
     *   // Eclipselink transaction is not started yet - readQuery1 acquires and immediately releases connection.
     *   readQuery1.getResultList();
     *   entityManager.getTransaction().begin();  
     *   // Eclipselink transaction still not started yet - readQuery2 acquires and immediately releases connection.
     *   readQuery2.getResultList();
     *   entityManager.persist(new Employee());
     *   // Eclipselink transaction is not started yet - readQuery3 acquires and immediately releases connection.
     *   readQuery3.getResultList();
     *   entityManager.flush();
     *   // Before the flushing is performed Exclipselink transaction is started:
     *   // connection is acquired that will be kept until the end of transaction and used for all reads and writes.
     *   readQuery4.getResultList();
     *   entityManager.commit();
     *   // Eclipselink transaction is completed, the connection used by Eclipselink transaction is released;
     *   // readQuery5 acquires and immediately releases connection.
     *   readQuery5.getResultList();
     *    
     * There's a way to force beginning of Eclipselink transaction right before executing the first query after em.getTransaction().begin():
     *   "eclipselink.transaction.join-existing" -> true.
     * In the example that setting would force Exclipselink transaction top begin right before readQuery2 is executed
     * and therefore cause execution of readQuery2 and readQuery3 through the exclusive connection 
     * (of course the same connection would be used by readQuery4 and flush, too).
     * However this approach could hardly be recommended: 
     * none of the objects read after Eclipselink transaction begins 
     * get into the shared cache unless altered therefore seriously reducing benefits of Eclipselink shared cache.
     */
    public static final String  Transactional = "Transactional";

    /**
     * The value causes creation of
     * ExclusiveIsolatedClientSession in isolated case
     * and throws exception otherwise.
     * Connection is kept exclusive for the whole lifetime of the owning EntityManager.
     * Inside Eclipselink transaction all writes and reads performed through the exclusive connection.
     * Outside Eclipelink transaction only isolated entities are read through the exclusive connection;
     * for non isolated entities a new connection is acquired from connection pool
     * for each read and released back immediately after the query is executed.
     * 
     * In the example presented above all five readQueries
     * would read isolated entity through the exclusive connection,
     * however non-isolated entity would be read the same as in Transactional mode.
     */
    public static final String  Isolated = "Isolated";

    /**
     * The value causes creation of ExclusiveIsolatedClientSession
     * in both isolated and non-isolated cases.
     * Connection is kept exclusive for the whole lifetime of the owning EntityManager.
     * All writes and reads performed through the exclusive connection.
     * 
     * In the example presented above all five readQueries
     * would read all entity through the exclusive connection.
     * 
     * Note that though all entities use the exclusive connection
     * only isolated entities use isolated cache; non-isolated entities use shared cache.
     */
    public static final String  Always = "Always";

    public static final String DEFAULT = Transactional;
}