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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package postgresql
+ * @subpackage tests
+ */
+class PostgreSQLDatabaseTest extends SapphireTest {
+	function testReadOnlyTransaction(){
+
+		if(
+			DB::getConn()->supportsTransactions() == true
+			&& DB::getConn() instanceof PostgreSQLDatabase
+		){
+
+			$page=new Page();
+			$page->Title='Read only success';
+			$page->write();
+
+			DB::getConn()->transactionStart('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();
+			}
+
+			DB::getConn()->transactionEnd();
+
+			DataObject::flush_and_destroy_cache();
+
+			$success=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Read only success'");
+			$fail=DataObject::get('Page', "\"Title\"='Read only page 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());
+
+		} else {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('Current database is not PostgreSQL');
+		}
+
+	}
+}
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