Interface TxnInteger

All Superinterfaces:
TxnObject
All Known Implementing Classes:
GammaTxnInteger

public interface TxnInteger extends TxnObject
A Transactional Reference comparable to the Clojure Ref. If a method is prefixed with atomic, the call will always run under its own txn, no matter if there already is a txn available (so the propagation level is PropagationLevel.RequiresNew). For the other methods, always an txn needs to be available, else you will get the TxnMandatoryException.

ControlFlowError

All non atomic methods are able to throw a (subclass) of the ControlFlowError. This error should not be caught, it is task of the TxnExecutor to deal with.

TransactionExecutionException

Most of the methods can throw a TxnExecutionException. This exception can be caught, but in most cases you want to figure out what the cause is (e.g. because there are too many retries) and solve that problem.

Threadsafe

All methods are threadsafe.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function and returns the result.
    int
    alterAndGet(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
    Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function and lifting on the provided txn.
    int
    Atomically applies the function to the current value in this ref and returns the new value.
    boolean
    atomicCompareAndSet(int expectedValue, int newValue)
    Executes a compare and set atomically.
    int
    Atomically gets the value.
    int
    Atomically applies the function to alter the value stored in this ref and returns the old value.
    int
    Atomically increments the value and returns the old value.
    int
    atomicGetAndSet(int newValue)
    Atomically sets the value and returns the previous value.
    int
    Atomically increments the value and returns the old value.
    int
    atomicSet(int newValue)
    Atomically sets the value and returns the new value.
    int
    Atomically gets the value without providing any ordering guarantees.
    void
    await(int value)
    Awaits for the value to become the given value.
    void
    await(IntPredicate predicate)
    Awaits until the predicate holds.
    void
    await(Txn txn, int value)
    Awaits for the reference to become the given value.
    void
    await(Txn txn, IntPredicate predicate)
    Awaits until the predicate holds using the provided txn.
    void
    commute(IntFunction function)
    Applies the function on the ref in a commuting manner.
    void
    commute(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
    Applies the function on the ref in a commuting manner.
    void
    Decrements the value by one.
    void
    decrement(int amount)
    Decrements the value by the given amount.
    void
    Decrements the value by one using the provided txn.
    void
    decrement(Txn txn, int amount)
    Decrements the value by the given amount using the provided txn.
    int
    get()
    Gets the value using the provided txn.
    int
    get(Txn txn)
    Gets the value using the provided txn.
    int
    Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function amd returns the old value.
    int
    getAndAlter(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
    Alters the value stored in this Ref using the function and returns the old value, using the provided txn.
    int
    getAndIncrement(int amount)
    Increments the value and returns the old value.
    int
    getAndIncrement(Txn txn, int amount)
    Increments the value and returns the old value using the provided txn.
    int
    getAndLock(LockMode lockMode)
    Gets the value and applies the lock.
    int
    getAndLock(Txn txn, LockMode lockMode)
    Gets the value using the provided txn and acquired the lock with the specified LockMode.
    int
    getAndSet(int value)
    Sets the value the value and returns the new value.
    int
    getAndSet(Txn txn, int value)
    Sets the value using the provided txn.
    int
    getAndSetAndLock(int value, LockMode lockMode)
    Sets the value, acquired the Lock with the specified Lockmode and returns the previous value.
    int
    getAndSetAndLock(Txn txn, int value, LockMode lockMode)
    Sets the value and acquired the Lock with the provided LockMode.
    void
    Increments the value by one.
    void
    increment(int amount)
    Increments the value by the given amount.
    void
    Increments the value by one using the provided txn.
    void
    increment(Txn txn, int amount)
    Increments the value by the given amount using the provided txn.
    int
    incrementAndGet(int amount)
    Increments and gets the new value.
    int
    incrementAndGet(Txn txn, int amount)
    Increments and gets the new value using the provided txn.
    int
    set(int value)
    Sets the new value.
    int
    set(Txn txn, int value)
    Sets the new value using the provided txn.
    int
    setAndLock(int value, LockMode lockMode)
    Sets the new value and applies the lock.
    int
    setAndLock(Txn txn, int value, LockMode lockMode)
    Sets the new value using the provided txn.

    Methods inherited from interface org.multiverse.api.TxnObject

    atomicToString, ensure, ensure, getLock, getStm, getVersion, toDebugString, toString, toString
  • Method Details

    • get

      int get()
      Gets the value using the provided txn.
      Returns:
      the current value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      See Also:
    • getAndLock

      int getAndLock(LockMode lockMode)
      Gets the value and applies the lock. If the current lockMode already is higher than the provided lockMode the Lock is not upgraded to a higher value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      lockMode - the LockMode applied.
      Returns:
      the current value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      See Also:
    • get

      int get(Txn txn)
      Gets the value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Returns:
      the value stored in the ref.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndLock

      int getAndLock(Txn txn, LockMode lockMode)
      Gets the value using the provided txn and acquired the lock with the specified LockMode.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      lockMode - the LockMode used
      Returns:
      the value stored in the ref.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null or if lockMode is null. If LockMode is null and a running txn is available it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • set

      int set(int value)
      Sets the new value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • setAndLock

      int setAndLock(int value, LockMode lockMode)
      Sets the new value and applies the lock.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      lockMode - the used LockMode.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if lockMode is null (if the txn is alive, it will also be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • set

      int set(Txn txn, int value)
      Sets the new value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      value - the new value
      Returns:
      the old value
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • setAndLock

      int setAndLock(Txn txn, int value, LockMode lockMode)
      Sets the new value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      value - the new value
      lockMode - the lockMode used.
      Returns:
      the old value
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null or lockMode is null. If the lockMode is null and the txn is alive, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndSet

      int getAndSet(int value)
      Sets the value the value and returns the new value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndSetAndLock

      int getAndSetAndLock(int value, LockMode lockMode)
      Sets the value, acquired the Lock with the specified Lockmode and returns the previous value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      lockMode - the LockMode used.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if LockMode is null. If a running txn is available, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndSet

      int getAndSet(Txn txn, int value)
      Sets the value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndSetAndLock

      int getAndSetAndLock(Txn txn, int value, LockMode lockMode)
      Sets the value and acquired the Lock with the provided LockMode.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the new value.
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      lockMode - the LockMode used.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn or LockMode is null. If the txn is running, and the LockMode is null, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • atomicGet

      int atomicGet()
      Atomically gets the value. The value could be stale as soon as it is returned. This method doesn't care about any running txns. It could be that this call fails e.g. when a ref is locked. If you don't care about correct orderings, see the atomicWeakGet().
      Returns:
      the current value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • atomicWeakGet

      int atomicWeakGet()
      Atomically gets the value without providing any ordering guarantees. This method is extremely cheap and will never fail. So even if the ref is privatized, this call will still complete.

      It is the best method to call if you just want to get the current value stored.

      Returns:
      the value.
    • atomicSet

      int atomicSet(int newValue)
      Atomically sets the value and returns the new value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      newValue - the new value.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • atomicGetAndSet

      int atomicGetAndSet(int newValue)
      Atomically sets the value and returns the previous value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      newValue - the new value.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • commute

      void commute(IntFunction function)
      Applies the function on the ref in a commuting manner. So if there are no dependencies, the function will commute. If somehow there already is a dependency or a dependency is formed on the result of the commuting function, the function will not commute and will be exactly the same as an alter.

      This is different than the behavior in Clojure where the commute will be re-applied at the end of the txn, even though some dependency is introduced, which can lead to inconsistencies.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      function - the function to apply to this reference.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • commute

      void commute(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
      Applies the function on the ref in a commuting manner. So if there are no dependencies, the function will commute. If somehow there already is a dependency or a dependency is formed on the result of the commuting function, the function will not commute and will be exactly the same as an alter.

      This is different than the behavior in Clojure where the commute will be re-applied at the end of the txn, even though some dependency is introduced, which can lead to inconsistencies.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      function - the function to apply to this reference.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null. If there is an active txn, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • atomicAlterAndGet

      int atomicAlterAndGet(IntFunction function)
      Atomically applies the function to the current value in this ref and returns the new value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      function - the Function used
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null.
    • alterAndGet

      int alterAndGet(IntFunction function)
      Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function and returns the result.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      function - the function that alters the value stored in this Ref.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null. The Txn will also be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • alterAndGet

      int alterAndGet(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
      Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function and lifting on the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      function - the function that alters the value stored in this Ref.
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function or txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • atomicGetAndAlter

      int atomicGetAndAlter(IntFunction function)
      Atomically applies the function to alter the value stored in this ref and returns the old value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      function - the Function used
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null.
      TxnExecutionException
    • getAndAlter

      int getAndAlter(IntFunction function)
      Alters the value stored in this Ref using the provided function amd returns the old value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      function - the function that alters the value stored in this Ref.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function is null. The txn will be aborted as well.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndAlter

      int getAndAlter(Txn txn, IntFunction function)
      Alters the value stored in this Ref using the function and returns the old value, using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      function - the function that alters the value stored in this Ref.
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Returns:
      the old value
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if function or txn is null. The txn will be aborted as well.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • atomicCompareAndSet

      boolean atomicCompareAndSet(int expectedValue, int newValue)
      Executes a compare and set atomically. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      expectedValue - the expected value.
      newValue - the new value.
      Returns:
      true if the compareAndSwap was a success, false otherwise.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • atomicGetAndIncrement

      int atomicGetAndIncrement(int amount)
      Atomically increments the value and returns the old value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to increase with.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • getAndIncrement

      int getAndIncrement(int amount)
      Increments the value and returns the old value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to increment with.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • getAndIncrement

      int getAndIncrement(Txn txn, int amount)
      Increments the value and returns the old value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      amount - the amount to increment with.
      Returns:
      the old value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • atomicIncrementAndGet

      int atomicIncrementAndGet(int amount)
      Atomically increments the value and returns the old value. This method doesn't care about any running txns.
      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to increment with.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException
    • incrementAndGet

      int incrementAndGet(int amount)
      Increments and gets the new value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to increment with.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • incrementAndGet

      int incrementAndGet(Txn txn, int amount)
      Increments and gets the new value using the provided txn.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      amount - the amount to increment with.
      Returns:
      the new value.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • increment

      void increment()
      Increments the value by one.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • increment

      void increment(Txn txn)
      Increments the value by one using the provided txn.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • increment

      void increment(int amount)
      Increments the value by the given amount.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to increase with
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.ControlFlowError
    • increment

      void increment(Txn txn, int amount)
      Increments the value by the given amount using the provided txn.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      amount - the amount to increment with
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • decrement

      void decrement()
      Decrements the value by one.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • decrement

      void decrement(Txn txn)
      Decrements the value by one using the provided txn.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • decrement

      void decrement(int amount)
      Decrements the value by the given amount.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      amount - the amount to decrement with
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • decrement

      void decrement(Txn txn, int amount)
      Decrements the value by the given amount using the provided txn.

      This call is able to commute if there are no dependencies on the value in the txn. That is why this method doesn't have a return value.

      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      amount - the amount to decrement with
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • await

      void await(int value)
      Awaits for the value to become the given value. If the value already has the the specified value, the call continues, else a retry is done.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      value - the value to wait for.
      Throws:
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • await

      void await(Txn txn, int value)
      Awaits for the reference to become the given value. If the value already has the the specified value, the call continues, else a retry is done.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      value - the value to wait for.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if txn is null.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • await

      void await(IntPredicate predicate)
      Awaits until the predicate holds. If the value already evaluates to true, the call continues else a retry is done. If the predicate throws an exception, the txn is aborted and the throwable is propagated.

      This call lifts on the Txn stored in the TxnThreadLocal.

      Parameters:
      predicate - the predicate to evaluate.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if predicate is null. When there is a non dead txn, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
    • await

      void await(Txn txn, IntPredicate predicate)
      Awaits until the predicate holds using the provided txn. If the value already evaluates to true, the call continues else a retry is done. If the predicate throws an exception, the txn is aborted and the throwable is propagated.
      Parameters:
      txn - the Txn used for this operation.
      predicate - the predicate to evaluate.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if predicate is null or txn is null. When there is a non dead txn, it will be aborted.
      TxnExecutionException - if something failed while using the txn. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.
      ControlFlowError - if the Stm needs to control the flow in a different way than normal returns of exceptions. The txn is guaranteed to have been aborted.