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#include "nsISupports.idl"
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* The nsITransaction interface.
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* This interface is implemented by an object that needs to
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* execute some behavior that must be tracked by the transaction manager.
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[scriptable, uuid(58e330c1-7b48-11d2-98b9-00805f297d89)]
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interface nsITransaction : nsISupports
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* Executes the transaction.
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* Restores the state to what it was before the transaction was executed.
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void undoTransaction();
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* Executes the transaction again. Can only be called on a transaction that
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* was previously undone.
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* In most cases, the redoTransaction() method will actually call the
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* doTransaction() method to execute the transaction again.
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void redoTransaction();
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* The transaction's transient state. This attribute is checked by
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* the transaction manager after the transaction's Execute() method is called.
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* If the transient state is false, a reference to the transaction is
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* held by the transaction manager so that the transactions' undoTransaction()
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* and redoTransaction() methods can be called. If the transient state is
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* true, the transaction manager returns immediately after the transaction's
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* doTransaction() method is called, no references to the transaction are
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* maintained. Transient transactions cannot be undone or redone by the
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* transaction manager.
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readonly attribute boolean isTransient;
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* Attempts to merge a transaction into "this" transaction. Both transactions
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* must be in their undo state, doTransaction() methods already called. The
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* transaction manager calls this method to coalesce a new transaction with
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* the transaction on the top of the undo stack.
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* This method returns a boolean value that indicates the merge result.
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* A true value indicates that the transactions were merged successfully,
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* a false value if the merge was not possible or failed. If true,
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* the transaction manager will Release() the new transacton instead of
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* pushing it on the undo stack.
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* @param aTransaction the previously executed transaction to merge.
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boolean merge(in nsITransaction aTransaction);