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018package org.fcrepo.kernel.api;
019
020/**
021 * The Fedora Transaction Manager abstraction
022 *
023 * @author mohideen
024 */
025public interface TransactionManager {
026
027    /**
028     * Create a new fedora transaction
029     *
030     * @return {@link Transaction} The new fedora transaction
031     */
032    Transaction create();
033
034    /**
035     * Get an existing fedora transaction
036     *
037     * @param transactionId the id of the transaction to be returned
038     * @return {@link Transaction} the fedora transaction associated with the provided id
039     */
040    Transaction get(String transactionId);
041}