Is Unit Of Work equals Transaction? Or it is more than that?
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The Unit of Work (UoW) pattern is not merely equivalent to a transaction; it encompasses more responsibilities and functionalities within the context of managing data operations in software applications.
Definition and Core Concept
The Unit of Work pattern is a software design pattern that plays a crucial role in the consistent and efficient management of changes made to the database during a business transaction. It does this by tracking every modification performed during a business transaction and coordinating the writing out of these changes at the end of the transaction[2][3][4]. Martin Fowler, a well-known figure in software development, defines a Unit of Work as managing everything one does during a business transaction that can affect the database[2].
Comparison with Database Transactions
While a database transaction ensures that operations either complete fully or not at all, thereby maintaining data integrity, the Unit of Work pattern goes further by managing the state of each object during the transaction. It keeps track of everything you do during a business transaction, including which objects are affected, what changes (insert, update, delete) need to be made to these objects, and it resolves any concurrency issues that might arise[3].
Additional Responsibilities
Beyond merely wrapping database operations in transactions, the Unit of Work pattern also:
Maintains Object State: It tracks the state of objects from the start to the end of a transaction. This includes keeping a list of objects that are affected during the transaction and ensuring that changes are only made once the transaction is completed successfully[3].
Manages Concurrency: The pattern handles concurrency problems that might occur when multiple transactions are trying to modify the same data simultaneously[2][3].
Improves Performance: By managing a group of database operations in a single transaction, the Unit of Work can reduce the number of round trips to t...
