Database transactions and isolation levels

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Spring's @Transactional manages database transactions declaratively. Transaction propagation controls behavior when methods call other transactional methods—REQUIRED, REQUIRESNEW, NESTED. Isolation levels prevent concurrent access issues—READUNCOMMITTED, READCOMMITTED, REPEATABLEREAD, SERIALIZABLE. Rollback rules specify which exceptions trigger rollback—default is unchecked exceptions. Timeout prevents long-running transactions. Read-only transactions optimize performance for queries. Programmatic transactions with TransactionTemplate offer finer control. Distributed transactions use JTA for multiple resources. Proper transaction boundaries ensure data consistency. Over-broad transactions harm performance; too narrow ones risk partial updates. Understanding ACID properties guides correct transaction usage. Transaction management is critical for data integrity in production systems.