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+package refstore
+
+// TransactionalStore begins atomic reference transactions.
+//
+// Not every readable reference store is writable. Implementations should only
+// satisfy TransactionalStore when they can stage and commit reference updates
+// atomically within that backend.
+type TransactionalStore interface {
+	// BeginTransaction creates one new mutable transaction.
+	BeginTransaction() (Transaction, error)
+}