transact 0.4.7

Transact is a transaction execution platform designed to be used as a library or component when implementing distributed ledgers, including blockchains.
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use super::{State, StateError};

/// Predicts future state checkpoints.
///
/// Available with the feature `"state-in-transaction"` enabled.
pub trait DryRunCommitter: State {
    /// Defines the type of change to use for the prediction.
    type StateChange;

    /// Given a `StateId` and a slice of `StateChange` values, compute the next `StateId` value.
    ///
    /// This function will compute the value of the next `StateId` without actually persisting the
    /// state changes. Effectively, it is a dry-run.
    ///
    /// Returns the next `StateId` value;
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// [`StateError`] is returned if any issues occur while trying to generate this next id.
    fn dry_run_commit(
        &self,
        state_id: &Self::StateId,
        state_changes: &[Self::StateChange],
    ) -> Result<Self::StateId, StateError>;
}