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016     */
017    
018    package org.apache.geronimo.connector.outbound.connectiontracking;
019    
020    import javax.resource.ResourceException;
021    
022    /**
023     *
024     *
025     * @version $Rev: 494503 $ $Date: 2007-01-09 13:01:52 -0500 (Tue, 09 Jan 2007) $
026     *
027     */
028    public interface TrackedConnectionAssociator {
029        /**
030         * If true, ConnectorInstanceContext instance does not have to be kept on a per component basis; otherwise the
031         * same instance must be passed to enter each time the specific component instance is entered.
032         * @return true if connections are proxied and only connect when invoked
033         */
034        boolean isLazyConnect();
035    
036        ConnectorInstanceContext enter(ConnectorInstanceContext newConnectorInstanceContext) throws ResourceException;
037    
038        void newTransaction() throws ResourceException;
039    
040        void exit(ConnectorInstanceContext connectorInstanceContext) throws ResourceException;
041    }