Add javadocs for database.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java

@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the database implementation and exposes high-level operations
  * to other components.
+ * <p>
+ * With the exception of the {@link #open(SecretKey, MigrationListener)} and
+ * {@link #close()} methods, which must not be called concurrently, the
+ * database can be accessed from any thread. See {@link TransactionManager}
+ * for locking behaviour.
  */
+@ThreadSafe
 @NotNullByDefault
 public interface DatabaseComponent extends TransactionManager {
 

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseExecutor.java

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
  * submitted, tasks are not run concurrently, and submitting a task will never
  * block. Tasks must not run indefinitely. Tasks submitted during shutdown are
  * discarded.
+ * <p>
+ * It is not mandatory to use this executor for database tasks. The database
+ * can be accessed from any thread, but this executor's guarantee that tasks
+ * are run in the order they're submitted may be useful in some cases.
  */
 @Qualifier
 @Target({FIELD, METHOD, PARAMETER})

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/Transaction.java

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public class Transaction {
 	/**
 	 * Attaches an event to be broadcast when the transaction has been
 	 * committed. The event will be broadcast on the {@link EventExecutor}.
+	 * Events and {@link #attach(Runnable) tasks} are submitted to the
+	 * {@link EventExecutor} in the order they were attached to the
+	 * transaction.
 	 */
 	public void attach(Event e) {
 		if (actions == null) actions = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ public class Transaction {
 	/**
 	 * Attaches a task to be executed when the transaction has been
 	 * committed. The task will be run on the {@link EventExecutor}.
+	 * {@link #attach(Event) Events} and tasks are submitted to the
+	 * {@link EventExecutor} in the order they were attached to the
+	 * transaction.
 	 */
 	public void attach(Runnable r) {
 		if (actions == null) actions = new ArrayList<>();

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/TransactionManager.java

@@ -1,51 +1,95 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.api.db;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe;
 
+/**
+ * An interface for managing database transactions.
+ * <p>
+ * Read-only transactions may access the database concurrently. Read-write
+ * transactions access the database exclusively, so starting a read-only or
+ * read-write transaction will block until there are no read-write
+ * transactions in progress.
+ * <p>
+ * Failing to {@link #endTransaction(Transaction) end} a transaction will
+ * prevent other callers from accessing the database, so it is recommended to
+ * use the {@link #transaction(boolean, DbRunnable)},
+ * {@link #transactionWithResult(boolean, DbCallable)} and
+ * {@link #transactionWithNullableResult(boolean, NullableDbCallable)} methods
+ * where possible, which handle committing or aborting the transaction on the
+ * caller's behalf.
+ * <p>
+ * Transactions are not reentrant, i.e. it is not permitted to start a
+ * transaction on a thread that already has a transaction in progress.
+ */
+@ThreadSafe
 @NotNullByDefault
 public interface TransactionManager {
 
 	/**
-	 * Starts a new transaction and returns an object representing it.
+	 * Starts a new transaction and returns an object representing it. This
-	 * <p/>
+	 * method acquires the database lock, which is held until
-	 * This method acquires locks, so it must not be called while holding a
+	 * {@link #endTransaction(Transaction)} is called.
-	 * lock.
 	 *
-	 * @param readOnly true if the transaction will only be used for reading.
+	 * @param readOnly True if the transaction will only be used for reading,
+	 * in which case the database lock can be shared with other read-only
+	 * transactions.
 	 */
 	Transaction startTransaction(boolean readOnly) throws DbException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Commits a transaction to the database.
+	 * {@link #endTransaction(Transaction)} must be called to release the
+	 * database lock.
 	 */
 	void commitTransaction(Transaction txn) throws DbException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Ends a transaction. If the transaction has not been committed,
+	 * Ends a transaction. If the transaction has not been committed by
-	 * it will be aborted. If the transaction has been committed,
+	 * calling {@link #commitTransaction(Transaction)}, it is aborted and the
-	 * any events attached to the transaction are broadcast.
+	 * database lock is released.
-	 * The database lock will be released in either case.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If the transaction has been committed, any
+	 * {@link Transaction#attach events} attached to the transaction are
+	 * broadcast and any {@link Transaction#attach(Runnable) tasks} attached
+	 * to the transaction are submitted to the {@link EventExecutor}. The
+	 * database lock is then released.
 	 */
 	void endTransaction(Transaction txn);
 
 	/**
-	 * Runs the given task within a transaction.
+	 * Runs the given task within a transaction. The database lock is held
+	 * while running the task.
+	 *
+	 * @param readOnly True if the transaction will only be used for reading,
+	 * in which case the database lock can be shared with other read-only
+	 * transactions.
 	 */
 	<E extends Exception> void transaction(boolean readOnly,
 			DbRunnable<E> task) throws DbException, E;
 
 	/**
 	 * Runs the given task within a transaction and returns the result of the
-	 * task.
+	 * task. The database lock is held while running the task.
+	 *
+	 * @param readOnly True if the transaction will only be used for reading,
+	 * in which case the database lock can be shared with other read-only
+	 * transactions.
 	 */
 	<R, E extends Exception> R transactionWithResult(boolean readOnly,
 			DbCallable<R, E> task) throws DbException, E;
 
 	/**
 	 * Runs the given task within a transaction and returns the result of the
-	 * task, which may be null.
+	 * task, which may be null. The database lock is held while running the
+	 * task.
+	 *
+	 * @param readOnly True if the transaction will only be used for reading,
+	 * in which case the database lock can be shared with other read-only
+	 * transactions.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	<R, E extends Exception> R transactionWithNullableResult(boolean readOnly,