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package org.hibernate.engine.transaction.spi;

import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcServices;
import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.spi.JtaPlatform;
import org.hibernate.stat.spi.StatisticsImplementor;

Provides access to transactional services.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Provides access to transactional services.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface TransactionEnvironment {
	
Retrieve the session factory for this environment.
Returns:
The session factory/**
	 * Retrieve the session factory for this environment.
	 *
	 * @return The session factory
	 */
	public SessionFactoryImplementor getSessionFactory();

	
Retrieve the JDBC services for this environment.
Returns:
The JDBC services/**
	 * Retrieve the JDBC services for this environment.
	 *
	 * @return The JDBC services
	 */
	public JdbcServices getJdbcServices();

	
Retrieve the JTA platform for this environment.
Returns:
The JTA platform/**
	 * Retrieve the JTA platform for this environment.
	 *
	 * @return The JTA platform
	 */
	public JtaPlatform getJtaPlatform();

	
Retrieve the transaction factory for this environment.
Returns:
The transaction factory/**
	 * Retrieve the transaction factory for this environment.
	 *
	 * @return The transaction factory
	 */
	public TransactionFactory getTransactionFactory();

	
Get access to the statistics collector
Returns:
The statistics collector/**
	 * Get access to the statistics collector
	 *
	 * @return The statistics collector
	 */
	public StatisticsImplementor getStatisticsImplementor();
}