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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package sapphire
+ * @subpackage tests
+ */
+class TransactionTest extends SapphireTest {
+	
+	function testCreateWithTransaction() {
+		
+		if(DB::getConn()->supportsTransactions()==true){
+			DB::getConn()->startTransaction();
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='First page';
+			$page->write();
+			
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='Second page';
+			$page->write();
+			
+			//Create a savepoint here:
+			DB::getConn()->transactionSavepoint('rollback');
+			
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='Third page';
+			$page->write();
+			
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='Forth page';
+			$page->write();
+			
+			//Revert to a savepoint:
+			DB::getConn()->transactionRollback('rollback');
+			
+			DB::getConn()->endTransaction();
+			
+			$first=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='First page'");
+			$second=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Second page'");
+			$third=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Third page'");
+			$forth=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Forth page'");
+			
+			//These pages should be in the system
+			$this->assertTrue(is_object($first) && $first->exists());
+			$this->assertTrue(is_object($second) && $second->exists());
+			
+			//These pages should NOT exist, we reverted to a savepoint:
+			$this->assertFalse(is_object($third) && $third->exists());
+			$this->assertFalse(is_object($forth) && $forth->exists());		
+		}
+	}
+	
+	function testReadOnlyTransaction(){
+		
+		if(DB::getConn()->supportsTransactions()==true){
+			
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='Read only success';
+			$page->write();
+			
+			DB::getConn()->startTransaction('READ ONLY');
+			
+			try {
+				$page=new Page();
+				$page->Title='Read only page failed';
+				$page->write();
+			} catch (Exception $e) {
+				//could not write this record
+				//We need to do a rollback or a commit otherwise we'll get error messages
+				DB::getConn()->transactionRollback();
+			}
+			
+			$success=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Read only success'");
+			
+			DB::getConn()->endTransaction();
+						
+			$fail=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Read only failed'");
+			
+			//This page should be in the system
+			$this->assertTrue(is_object($success) && $success->exists());
+			
+			//This page should NOT exist, we had 'read only' permissions
+			$this->assertFalse(is_object($fail) && $fail->exists());
+					
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>