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014    
015    package org.tynamo.jpa.annotations;
016    
017    import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
018    import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
019    
020    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
021    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
023    
024    /**
025     * Marks a method of a service (or a component method) as transactional: the active transaction
026     * should {@linkplain org.apache.tapestry5.hibernate.HibernateSessionManager#commit() commit} after
027     * invoking the method. Runtime exceptions will abort the transaction, checked exceptions will
028     * <em>also commit</em> the transaction.
029     * 
030     * @see org.tynamo.jpa.JPATransactionAdvisor
031     * @see org.tynamo.jpa.JPATransactionDecorator
032     */
033    @Target(METHOD)
034    @Retention(RUNTIME)
035    @Documented
036    public @interface CommitAfter
037    {
038    
039    }