public abstract class

TransactionSynchronizationManager

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager

Class Overview

Central helper that manages resources and transaction synchronizations per thread. To be used by resource management code but not by typical application code.

Supports one resource per key without overwriting, that is, a resource needs to be removed before a new one can be set for the same key. Supports a list of transaction synchronizations if synchronization is active.

Resource management code should check for thread-bound resources, e.g. JDBC Connections or Hibernate Sessions, via getResource. Such code is normally not supposed to bind resources to threads, as this is the responsibility of transaction managers. A further option is to lazily bind on first use if transaction synchronization is active, for performing transactions that span an arbitrary number of resources.

Transaction synchronization must be activated and deactivated by a transaction manager via initSynchronization() and clearSynchronization(). This is automatically supported by AbstractPlatformTransactionManager, and thus by all standard Spring transaction managers, such as JtaTransactionManager and DataSourceTransactionManager.

Resource management code should only register synchronizations when this manager is active, which can be checked via isSynchronizationActive(); it should perform immediate resource cleanup else. If transaction synchronization isn't active, there is either no current transaction, or the transaction manager doesn't support transaction synchronization.

Synchronization is for example used to always return the same resources within a JTA transaction, e.g. a JDBC Connection or a Hibernate Session for any given DataSource or SessionFactory, respectively.

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Summary

Public Constructors
TransactionSynchronizationManager()
Public Methods
static void bindResource(Object key, Object value)
Bind the given resource for the given key to the current thread.
static void clear()
Clear the entire transaction synchronization state for the current thread: registered synchronizations as well as the various transaction characteristics.
static void clearSynchronization()
Deactivate transaction synchronization for the current thread.
static Integer getCurrentTransactionIsolationLevel()
Return the isolation level for the current transaction, if any.
static String getCurrentTransactionName()
Return the name of the current transaction, or null if none set.
static Object getResource(Object key)
Retrieve a resource for the given key that is bound to the current thread.
static Map<Object, Object> getResourceMap()
Return all resources that are bound to the current thread.
static List<TransactionSynchronization> getSynchronizations()
Return an unmodifiable snapshot list of all registered synchronizations for the current thread.
static boolean hasResource(Object key)
Check if there is a resource for the given key bound to the current thread.
static void initSynchronization()
Activate transaction synchronization for the current thread.
static boolean isActualTransactionActive()
Return whether there currently is an actual transaction active.
static boolean isCurrentTransactionReadOnly()
Return whether the current transaction is marked as read-only.
static boolean isSynchronizationActive()
Return if transaction synchronization is active for the current thread.
static void registerSynchronization(TransactionSynchronization synchronization)
Register a new transaction synchronization for the current thread.
static void setActualTransactionActive(boolean active)
Expose whether there currently is an actual transaction active.
static void setCurrentTransactionIsolationLevel(Integer isolationLevel)
Expose an isolation level for the current transaction.
static void setCurrentTransactionName(String name)
Expose the name of the current transaction, if any.
static void setCurrentTransactionReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
Expose a read-only flag for the current transaction.
static Object unbindResource(Object key)
Unbind a resource for the given key from the current thread.
static Object unbindResourceIfPossible(Object key)
Unbind a resource for the given key from the current thread.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public TransactionSynchronizationManager ()

Public Methods

public static void bindResource (Object key, Object value)

Bind the given resource for the given key to the current thread.

Parameters
key the key to bind the value to (usually the resource factory)
value the value to bind (usually the active resource object)
Throws
IllegalStateException if there is already a value bound to the thread
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public static void clear ()

Clear the entire transaction synchronization state for the current thread: registered synchronizations as well as the various transaction characteristics.

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public static void clearSynchronization ()

Deactivate transaction synchronization for the current thread. Called by the transaction manager on transaction cleanup.

Throws
IllegalStateException if synchronization is not active

public static Integer getCurrentTransactionIsolationLevel ()

Return the isolation level for the current transaction, if any. To be called by resource management code when preparing a newly created resource (for example, a JDBC Connection).

Returns
  • the currently exposed isolation level, according to the JDBC Connection constants (equivalent to the corresponding Spring TransactionDefinition constants), or null if none
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public static String getCurrentTransactionName ()

Return the name of the current transaction, or null if none set. To be called by resource management code for optimizations per use case, for example to optimize fetch strategies for specific named transactions.

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public static Object getResource (Object key)

Retrieve a resource for the given key that is bound to the current thread.

Parameters
key the key to check (usually the resource factory)
Returns
  • a value bound to the current thread (usually the active resource object), or null if none
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public static Map<Object, Object> getResourceMap ()

Return all resources that are bound to the current thread.

Mainly for debugging purposes. Resource managers should always invoke hasResource for a specific resource key that they are interested in.

Returns
  • a Map with resource keys (usually the resource factory) and resource values (usually the active resource object), or an empty Map if there are currently no resources bound
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public static List<TransactionSynchronization> getSynchronizations ()

Return an unmodifiable snapshot list of all registered synchronizations for the current thread.

Returns
  • unmodifiable List of TransactionSynchronization instances
Throws
IllegalStateException if synchronization is not active
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public static boolean hasResource (Object key)

Check if there is a resource for the given key bound to the current thread.

Parameters
key the key to check (usually the resource factory)
Returns
  • if there is a value bound to the current thread
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public static void initSynchronization ()

Activate transaction synchronization for the current thread. Called by a transaction manager on transaction begin.

Throws
IllegalStateException if synchronization is already active

public static boolean isActualTransactionActive ()

Return whether there currently is an actual transaction active. This indicates whether the current thread is associated with an actual transaction rather than just with active transaction synchronization.

To be called by resource management code that wants to discriminate between active transaction synchronization (with or without backing resource transaction; also on PROPAGATION_SUPPORTS) and an actual transaction being active (with backing resource transaction; on PROPAGATION_REQUIRES, PROPAGATION_REQUIRES_NEW, etc).

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public static boolean isCurrentTransactionReadOnly ()

Return whether the current transaction is marked as read-only. To be called by resource management code when preparing a newly created resource (for example, a Hibernate Session).

Note that transaction synchronizations receive the read-only flag as argument for the beforeCommit callback, to be able to suppress change detection on commit. The present method is meant to be used for earlier read-only checks, for example to set the flush mode of a Hibernate Session to "FlushMode.NEVER" upfront.

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public static boolean isSynchronizationActive ()

Return if transaction synchronization is active for the current thread. Can be called before register to avoid unnecessary instance creation.

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public static void registerSynchronization (TransactionSynchronization synchronization)

Register a new transaction synchronization for the current thread. Typically called by resource management code.

Note that synchronizations can implement the Ordered interface. They will be executed in an order according to their order value (if any).

Parameters
synchronization the synchronization object to register
Throws
IllegalStateException if transaction synchronization is not active
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public static void setActualTransactionActive (boolean active)

Expose whether there currently is an actual transaction active. Called by the transaction manager on transaction begin and on cleanup.

Parameters
active true to mark the current thread as being associated with an actual transaction; false to reset that marker

public static void setCurrentTransactionIsolationLevel (Integer isolationLevel)

Expose an isolation level for the current transaction. Called by the transaction manager on transaction begin and on cleanup.

Parameters
isolationLevel the isolation level to expose, according to the JDBC Connection constants (equivalent to the corresponding Spring TransactionDefinition constants), or null to reset it
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public static void setCurrentTransactionName (String name)

Expose the name of the current transaction, if any. Called by the transaction manager on transaction begin and on cleanup.

Parameters
name the name of the transaction, or null to reset it
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public static void setCurrentTransactionReadOnly (boolean readOnly)

Expose a read-only flag for the current transaction. Called by the transaction manager on transaction begin and on cleanup.

Parameters
readOnly true to mark the current transaction as read-only; false to reset such a read-only marker
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public static Object unbindResource (Object key)

Unbind a resource for the given key from the current thread.

Parameters
key the key to unbind (usually the resource factory)
Returns
  • the previously bound value (usually the active resource object)
Throws
IllegalStateException if there is no value bound to the thread
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public static Object unbindResourceIfPossible (Object key)

Unbind a resource for the given key from the current thread.

Parameters
key the key to unbind (usually the resource factory)
Returns
  • the previously bound value, or null if none bound