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022    package org.jboss.dna.repository.util;
023    
024    import javax.jcr.Session;
025    import org.jboss.dna.graph.ExecutionContext;
026    
027    /**
028     * The context of an execution within a JCR environment.
029     * 
030     * @author Randall Hauch
031     */
032    public interface JcrExecutionContext extends ExecutionContext {
033    
034        /**
035         * Get the session factory, which can be used to obtain sessions temporarily for this context. Any session obtained from this
036         * factory should be {@link Session#logout() closed} before the execution finishes.
037         * 
038         * @return the session factory
039         */
040        SessionFactory getSessionFactory();
041    
042        /**
043         * Get a set of utilities for working with JCR.
044         * 
045         * @return the tools
046         */
047        JcrTools getTools();
048    
049    }