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-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/ChangeSet.scala">
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-        <state line="10" column="6" selection-start="252" selection-end="252" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
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-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="61" column="0" selection-start="1734" selection-end="1734" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+        <state line="65" column="14" selection-start="3402" selection-end="3402" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.13596915">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
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       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="149" column="12" selection-start="5652" selection-end="5652" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+        <state line="173" column="19" selection-start="6616" selection-end="6616" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/PersistentStatefulNested.java">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/RemotePersistentStateTest.java">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="46" column="0" selection-start="1366" selection-end="1366" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+        <state line="93" column="14" selection-start="4355" selection-end="4355" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/main/scala/state/CassandraNode.scala">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/ActiveObjectGuiceConfiguratorTest.java">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="134" column="0" selection-start="4277" selection-end="4277" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+        <state line="91" column="14" selection-start="3056" selection-end="3056" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/PersistentNestedStateTest.java">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/EventBasedDispatcherTest.scala">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="45" column="0" selection-start="1936" selection-end="1936" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+        <state line="12" column="6" selection-start="427" selection-end="427" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/ThreadBasedDispatcherTest.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="14" column="6" selection-start="483" selection-end="483" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/SupervisorSpec.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="20" column="6" selection-start="482" selection-end="482" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
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+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/ActorTest.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="10" column="6" selection-start="239" selection-end="239" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/InMemoryActorSpec.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="64" column="6" selection-start="1788" selection-end="1788" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/test/scala/PersistentActorSpec.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="122" column="6" selection-start="4368" selection-end="4368" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/InMemNestedStateTest.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="84" column="14" selection-start="4621" selection-end="4621" vertical-scroll-proportion="-20.807692">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/InMemoryStateTest.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="124" column="16" selection-start="6244" selection-end="6244" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/fun-test-java/src/test/java/se/scalablesolutions/akka/api/RemoteInMemoryStateTest.java">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="115" column="56" selection-start="6049" selection-end="6049" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state line="80" column="26" selection-start="2923" selection-end="2923" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0">
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/TransactionManagement.scala">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
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-          <folding />
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-    </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/Transaction.scala">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state line="63" column="33" selection-start="2173" selection-end="2173" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.09836066">
+        <state line="67" column="0" selection-start="1912" selection-end="1912" vertical-scroll-proportion="0.5885262">
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diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
index 87bc55727c..1d7cc675b4 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/ActiveObject.scala
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class ActiveObjectFactory {
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
 object ActiveObject {
+  val MATCH_ALL = "execution(* *.*(..))"
   val AKKA_CAMEL_ROUTING_SCHEME = "akka"
 
   def newInstance[T](target: Class[T]): T = newInstance(target, new Dispatcher(target.getName), false)
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ object ActiveObject {
     val proxy = Proxy.newInstance(target, false, true)
     // FIXME switch to weaving in the aspect at compile time
     proxy.asInstanceOf[Advisable].aw_addAdvice(
-      "execution(* *.*(..))", new TransactionalAroundAdvice(target, proxy, actor, remote))
+      MATCH_ALL, new TransactionalAroundAdvice(target, proxy, actor, remote))
     proxy.asInstanceOf[T]
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ object ActiveObject {
     if (remote) NettyClient.connect
     val proxy = Proxy.newInstance(Array(intf), Array(target), false, true)
     proxy.asInstanceOf[Advisable].aw_addAdvice(
-      "execution(* *.*(..))", new TransactionalAroundAdvice(intf, target, actor, remote))
+      MATCH_ALL, new TransactionalAroundAdvice(intf, target, actor, remote))
     proxy.asInstanceOf[T]
   }
 
@@ -126,50 +127,27 @@ object ActiveObject {
  */
 @serializable sealed class TransactionalAroundAdvice(
     val target: Class[_], val targetInstance: AnyRef, actor: Actor, val isRemote: Boolean)
-    extends AroundAdvice with TransactionManagement {
-
-  val transactionalInstance = targetInstance
+    extends AroundAdvice {
+  val id = target.getName
+  actor.start
   
   import kernel.reactor._
   private[this] var dispatcher = new ProxyMessageDispatcher
   private[this] var mailbox = dispatcher.messageQueue
   dispatcher.start
 
-  def invoke(joinpoint: JoinPoint): AnyRef =
-    if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) transactionalDispatch(joinpoint)
-    else
-      dispatch(joinpoint)
+  def invoke(joinpoint: JoinPoint): AnyRef = dispatch(joinpoint)
 
   private def dispatch(joinpoint: JoinPoint) = {
     if (isRemote) remoteDispatch(joinpoint)
     else localDispatch(joinpoint)
   }
 
-  private def transactionalDispatch(joinpoint: JoinPoint) = {
-    // FIXME join TX with same id, do not COMMIT
-    tryToCommitTransaction
-    if (isInExistingTransaction) joinExistingTransaction
-    else if (isTransactional(joinpoint)) startNewTransaction
-    incrementTransaction
-    try {
-      dispatch(joinpoint)
-    } catch {
-      case e: TransactionAwareWrapperException =>
-        rollback(e.tx)
-        throw e.cause
-    } finally {
-      decrementTransaction
-      if (isTransactionAborted) removeTransactionIfTopLevel
-      else tryToPrecommitTransaction
-      TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.set(None)
-    }
-  }
-
   private def localDispatch(joinpoint: JoinPoint): AnyRef = {
     val rtti = joinpoint.getRtti.asInstanceOf[MethodRtti]
-    if (isOneWay(rtti)) actor !! Invocation(joinpoint, activeTx) // FIXME investigate why ! causes TX to race
+    if (isOneWay(rtti)) actor !! Invocation(joinpoint) // FIXME investigate why ! causes TX to race
     else {
-      val result = actor !! Invocation(joinpoint, activeTx)
+      val result = actor !! Invocation(joinpoint)
       if (result.isDefined) result.get
       else throw new IllegalStateException("No result defined for invocation [" + joinpoint + "]")
     }
@@ -179,7 +157,7 @@ object ActiveObject {
     val rtti = joinpoint.getRtti.asInstanceOf[MethodRtti]
     val oneWay = isOneWay(rtti)
     val future = NettyClient.send(
-      new RemoteRequest(false, rtti.getParameterValues, rtti.getMethod.getName, target.getName, activeTx, oneWay, false))
+      new RemoteRequest(false, rtti.getParameterValues, rtti.getMethod.getName, target.getName, None, oneWay, false))
     if (oneWay) null // for void methods
     else {
       future.await
@@ -192,13 +170,9 @@ object ActiveObject {
   private def getResultOrThrowException[T](future: FutureResult): Option[T] =
     if (future.exception.isDefined) {
       val (_, cause) = future.exception.get
-      if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
-      else throw cause
+      throw cause
     } else future.result.asInstanceOf[Option[T]]
-
-  private def isTransactional(joinpoint: JoinPoint) =
-    joinpoint.getRtti.asInstanceOf[MethodRtti].getMethod.isAnnotationPresent(Annotations.transactional)
-
+  
   private def isOneWay(rtti: MethodRtti) = rtti.getMethod.getReturnType == java.lang.Void.TYPE
 }
 
@@ -207,24 +181,22 @@ object ActiveObject {
  *
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
-@serializable private[kernel] case class Invocation(val joinpoint: JoinPoint, val transaction: Option[Transaction]) {
+@serializable private[kernel] case class Invocation(val joinpoint: JoinPoint) {
 
   override def toString: String = synchronized {
-    "Invocation [joinpoint: " + joinpoint.toString+ " | transaction: " + transaction.toString + "]"
+    "Invocation [joinpoint: " + joinpoint.toString + "]"
   }
 
   override def hashCode(): Int = synchronized {
     var result = HashCode.SEED
     result = HashCode.hash(result, joinpoint)
-    if (transaction.isDefined) result = HashCode.hash(result, transaction.get)
     result
   }
 
   override def equals(that: Any): Boolean = synchronized {
     that != null &&
     that.isInstanceOf[Invocation] &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[Invocation].joinpoint == joinpoint &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[Invocation].transaction.getOrElse(false) == transaction.getOrElse(false)
+    that.asInstanceOf[Invocation].joinpoint == joinpoint
   }
 }
 
@@ -234,45 +206,18 @@ object ActiveObject {
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
 private[kernel] class Dispatcher(val targetName: String) extends Actor {
-  //makeTransactional
-  id = targetName
+  makeTransactional
 
   // FIXME implement the pre/post restart methods and call annotated methods on the POJO
-
-  // FIXME create new POJO on creation and swap POJO at restart - joinpoint.setTarget(new POJO)
   
   override def receive: PartialFunction[Any, Unit] = {
-
-    case Invocation(joinpoint: JoinPoint, tx: Option[Transaction]) =>
-      TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.set(tx)
-      try {
-        reply(joinpoint.proceed)
-      } catch {
-        case e =>
-          throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(e, tx)
-      }
-
+    case Invocation(joinpoint: JoinPoint) =>
+       reply(joinpoint.proceed)
     case unexpected =>
       throw new ActiveObjectException("Unexpected message [" + unexpected + "] sent to [" + this + "]")
   }
 }
 
-// TODO: create a method setCallee/setCaller to the joinpoint interface and compiler
-/*
-private def nullOutTransientFieldsInJoinpoint(joinpoint: JoinPoint) = {
-  val clazz = joinpoint.getClass
-  val callee = clazz.getDeclaredField("CALLEE")
-  callee.setAccessible(true)
-  callee.set(joinpoint, null)
-  val caller = clazz.getDeclaredField("CALLER")
-  caller.setAccessible(true)
-  caller.set(joinpoint, null)
-  val interceptors = clazz.getDeclaredField("AROUND_INTERCEPTORS")
-  interceptors.setAccessible(true)
-  interceptors.set(joinpoint, null)
-}
-*/
-
 /*
 ublic class CamelInvocationHandler implements InvocationHandler {
      private final Endpoint endpoint;
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
index 12923cd849..35f96c6a4c 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.actor
 
-import java.util.concurrent.{CopyOnWriteArraySet, TimeUnit}
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet
 
 import kernel.reactor._
 import kernel.config.ScalaConfig._
 import kernel.nio.{NettyClient, RemoteRequest}
 import kernel.stm.{TransactionAwareWrapperException, TransactionManagement, Transaction}
 import kernel.util.Logging
-import kernel.util.Helpers._
 
 sealed abstract class LifecycleMessage
 case class Init(config: AnyRef) extends LifecycleMessage
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@ class ActorMessageHandler(val actor: Actor) extends MessageHandler {
 }
 
 trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {  
-  val transactionalInstance = this
+  val id: String = this.getClass.toString
+
   @volatile private[this] var isRemote = false
   @volatile private[this] var isTransactional = false
   @volatile private[this] var isRunning: Boolean = false
-  protected[this] var id: String = super.toString
   protected[this] var dispatcher: MessageDispatcher = _
   protected[this] var senderFuture: Option[CompletableFutureResult] = None
   protected[this] val linkedActors = new CopyOnWriteArraySet[Actor]
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
    * TODO: document
    */
   def !![T](message: AnyRef, timeout: Long): Option[T] = if (isRunning) {
-    if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) {
+    if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionalityEnabled) {
       transactionalDispatch(message, timeout, false)
     } else {
       val future = postMessageToMailboxAndCreateFutureResultWithTimeout(message, timeout)
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
    * TODO: document
    */
   def !?[T](message: AnyRef): T = if (isRunning) {
-    if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) {
+    if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionalityEnabled) {
       transactionalDispatch(message, 0, true).get
     } else {
       val future = postMessageToMailboxAndCreateFutureResultWithTimeout(message, 0)
@@ -206,10 +205,10 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
           dispatcher = new EventBasedSingleThreadDispatcher
         case DispatcherType.EventBasedThreadPoolingDispatcher =>
           dispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
-        case DispatcherType.ThreadBasedDispatcher =>
-          dispatcher = new ThreadBasedDispatcher
         case DispatcherType.EventBasedThreadPooledProxyInvokingDispatcher =>
           dispatcher = new ProxyMessageDispatcher
+        case DispatcherType.ThreadBasedDispatcher =>
+          throw new UnsupportedOperationException("ThreadBasedDispatcher is not yet implemented. Please help out and send in a patch.")
       }
       mailbox = dispatcher.messageQueue
       dispatcher.registerHandler(this, new ActorMessageHandler(this))
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
     }
   
   private def transactionalDispatch[T](message: AnyRef, timeout: Long, blocking: Boolean): Option[T] = {
-    // FIXME join TX with same id, do not COMMIT
     tryToCommitTransaction
     if (isInExistingTransaction) joinExistingTransaction
     else if (isTransactional) startNewTransaction
@@ -336,13 +334,12 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
     }
   }
 
-
   private def getResultOrThrowException[T](future: FutureResult): Option[T] =
     if (isRemote) getRemoteResultOrThrowException(future)
     else {
       if (future.exception.isDefined) {
         val (_, cause) = future.exception.get
-        if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
+        if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionalityEnabled) throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
         else throw cause
       } else {
         future.result.asInstanceOf[Option[T]]
@@ -354,7 +351,7 @@ trait Actor extends Logging with TransactionManagement {
   private def getRemoteResultOrThrowException[T](future: FutureResult): Option[T] =
     if (future.exception.isDefined) {
       val (_, cause) = future.exception.get
-      if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionsEnabled) throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
+      if (TransactionManagement.isTransactionalityEnabled) throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
       else throw cause
     } else {
       if (future.result.isDefined) {
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/NettyServer.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/NettyServer.scala
index 8baf4cc1ae..a18fd4b970 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/NettyServer.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/NettyServer.scala
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ class ObjectServerHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler with Logging {
       val clazz = Class.forName(name)
       try {
         val actor = new Dispatcher(clazz.getName)
-        actor.start
         val newInstance = activeObjectFactory.newInstance(clazz, actor, false).asInstanceOf[AnyRef]
         activeObjects.put(name, newInstance)
         newInstance
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/ProxyServer.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/ProxyServer.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 934f1cf37c..0000000000
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/nio/ProxyServer.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2009 Scalable Solutions.
- */
-
-package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.nio
-
-import java.io.PrintWriter
-import java.net.{Socket, InetAddress, InetSocketAddress}
-
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors
-import java.util.{HashSet, Date}
-import java.nio.channels.{Selector, ServerSocketChannel, SelectionKey}
-import java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider
-import kernel.actor.Invocation
-import kernel.reactor.{MessageQueue, MessageDemultiplexer, MessageHandle, MessageDispatcherBase}
-
-class ProxyServer extends MessageDispatcherBase {
-  val port = 9999
-  val host = InetAddress.getLocalHost
-
-  // Selector for incoming time requests
-  val acceptSelector = SelectorProvider.provider.openSelector
-
-  // Create a new server socket and set to non blocking mode
-  val ssc = ServerSocketChannel.open
-  ssc.configureBlocking(true)
-
-  // Bind the server socket to the local host and port
-  val address = new InetSocketAddress(host, port)
-  ssc.socket.bind(address)
-
-  // Register accepts on the server socket with the selector. This
-  // step tells the selector that the socket wants to be put on the
-  // ready list when accept operations occur, so allowing multiplexed
-  // non-blocking I/O to take place.
-  val acceptKey = ssc.register(acceptSelector, SelectionKey.OP_ACCEPT)
-
-  // FIXME: make configurable using configgy + JMX
-  // FIXME: create one executor per invocation to dispatch(..), grab config settings for specific actor (set in registerHandler)
-  private val threadPoolSize: Int = 100
-  private val handlerExecutor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool()
-
-  def start = if (!active) {
-    active = true
-    selectorThread = new Thread {
-      override def run = {
-        while (active) {
-          try {
-            guard.synchronized { /* empty */ } // prevents risk for deadlock as described in [http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2006/coreplatform/TS-1315.pdf]
-
-            val keysAdded = acceptSelector.select
-            val readyKeys = acceptSelector.selectedKeys
-            val iter = readyKeys.iterator
-            while (iter.hasNext) {
-              val key = iter.next.asInstanceOf[SelectionKey]
-              iter.remove
-/*
-             if (key.isValid && key.isReadable) {
-                eventHandler.onReadableEvent(key.channel)
-              }
-              if (key.isValid && key.isWritable) {
-                key.interestOps(SelectionKey.OP_READ) // reset to read only
-                eventHandler.onWriteableEvent(key.channel)
-              }
-*/
-              val channel = key.channel.asInstanceOf[ServerSocketChannel]
-              val socket = channel.accept.socket
-              socket.setKeepAlive(true)
-
-
-              val in = socket.getInputStream
-              val out = new PrintWriter(socket.getOutputStream, true)
-              out.println(new Date)
-              out.close
-
-              /*              handlerExecutor.execute(new Runnable {
-                              override def run = {
-                                try {
-                                  val result = handle.message.asInstanceOf[Invocation].joinpoint.proceed
-                                  handle.future.completeWithResult(result)
-                                } catch {
-                                  case e: Exception => handle.future.completeWithException(e)
-                                }
-                              }
-                            })
-              */
-            }
-          } finally {
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    selectorThread.start
-  }
-
-  override protected def doShutdown = handlerExecutor.shutdownNow
-}
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/state/State.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/state/State.scala
index 43fa83a629..7bb8e40855 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/state/State.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/state/State.scala
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.state
 
-import kernel.stm.TransactionManagement
+import kernel.stm.{Transaction, TransactionManagement}
 import org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.proxy.Uuid
 
-import kernel.actor.ActiveObject
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.collection._
 
 import scala.collection.mutable.HashMap
@@ -68,14 +67,21 @@ class TransactionalState {
  */
 @serializable
 trait Transactional {
+  // FIXME: won't work across the cluster
   val uuid = Uuid.newUuid.toString
 
   private[kernel] def begin
   private[kernel] def commit
   private[kernel] def rollback
 
-  protected def isInTransaction = TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get.isDefined
-  protected def nonTransactionalCall = throw new IllegalStateException("Can't access transactional map outside the scope of a transaction")
+  protected def verifyTransaction = {
+    val cflowTx = TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get
+    if (!cflowTx.isDefined) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Can't access transactional reference outside the scope of a transaction [" + this + "]")
+    } else {
+      cflowTx.get.register(this)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -89,37 +95,6 @@ trait TransactionalMap[K, V] extends Transactional with scala.collection.mutable
   def remove(key: K)
 }
 
-trait TransactionalMapGuard[K, V] extends TransactionalMap[K, V] with Transactional {
-  abstract override def contains(key: K): Boolean =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.contains(key)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def clear =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.clear
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def size: Int =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.size
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def remove(key: K) =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.remove(key)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def elements: Iterator[(K, V)] =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.elements
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def get(key: K): Option[V] =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.get(key)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def put(key: K, value: V): Option[V] =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.put(key, value)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def -=(key: K) =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.-=(key)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-  abstract override def update(key: K, value: V) =
-    if (isInTransaction) super.update(key, value)
-    else nonTransactionalCall
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Not thread-safe, but should only be using from within an Actor, e.g. one single thread at a time.
  *
@@ -135,21 +110,46 @@ class InMemoryTransactionalMap[K, V] extends TransactionalMap[K, V] {
   override def rollback = state = snapshot
 
   // ---- Overriding scala.collection.mutable.Map behavior ----
-  override def contains(key: K): Boolean = state.contains(key)
-  override def clear = state = new HashTrie[K, V]
-  override def size: Int = state.size
+  override def contains(key: K): Boolean = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.contains(key)
+  }
+  override def clear = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state = new HashTrie[K, V]
+  }
+  override def size: Int = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.size
+  }
 
   // ---- For scala.collection.mutable.Map ----
-  override def remove(key: K) = state = state - key
-  override def elements: Iterator[(K, V)] = state.elements
-  override def get(key: K): Option[V] = state.get(key)
+  override def remove(key: K) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state = state - key
+  }
+  override def elements: Iterator[(K, V)] = {
+//    verifyTransaction
+    state.elements
+  }
+  override def get(key: K): Option[V] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.get(key)
+  }
   override def put(key: K, value: V): Option[V] = {
+    verifyTransaction
     val oldValue = state.get(key)
     state = state.update(key, value)
     oldValue
   }
-  override def -=(key: K) = remove(key)
-  override def update(key: K, value: V) = put(key, value)
+  override def -=(key: K) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    remove(key)
+  }
+  override def update(key: K, value: V) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    put(key, value)
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -173,12 +173,14 @@ abstract class PersistentTransactionalMap[K, V] extends TransactionalMap[K, V] {
 
   // ---- For scala.collection.mutable.Map ----
   override def put(key: K, value: V): Option[V] = {
-    println("--------- MAP.PUT " + uuid + " " + key + " " + value)
-    
+    verifyTransaction
     changeSet += key -> value
     None // always return None to speed up writes (else need to go to DB to get
   }
-  override def remove(key: K) = changeSet -= key
+  override def remove(key: K) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    changeSet -= key
+  }
   override def -=(key: K) = remove(key)
   override def update(key: K, value: V) = put(key, value)
 }
@@ -190,31 +192,43 @@ abstract class PersistentTransactionalMap[K, V] extends TransactionalMap[K, V] {
  */
 class CassandraPersistentTransactionalMap extends PersistentTransactionalMap[String, AnyRef] {
 
-  override def getRange(start: Int, count: Int) = CassandraNode.getMapStorageRangeFor(uuid, start, count)
+  override def getRange(start: Int, count: Int) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getMapStorageRangeFor(uuid, start, count)
+  }
 
   // ---- For Transactional ----
   override def commit = {
     // FIXME: should use batch function once the bug is resolved
     for (entry <- changeSet) {
       val (key, value) = entry
-      println("--------- COMMIT " + uuid + " " + key + " " + value)
       CassandraNode.insertMapStorageEntryFor(uuid, key, value)
     }
   }
 
   // ---- Overriding scala.collection.mutable.Map behavior ----
-  override def clear = CassandraNode.removeMapStorageFor(uuid)
-  override def contains(key: String): Boolean = CassandraNode.getMapStorageEntryFor(uuid, key).isDefined
-  override def size: Int = CassandraNode.getMapStorageSizeFor(uuid)
+  override def clear = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.removeMapStorageFor(uuid)
+  }
+  override def contains(key: String): Boolean = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getMapStorageEntryFor(uuid, key).isDefined
+  }
+  override def size: Int = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getMapStorageSizeFor(uuid)
+  }
 
   // ---- For scala.collection.mutable.Map ----
   override def get(key: String): Option[AnyRef] = {
+    verifyTransaction
     val result = CassandraNode.getMapStorageEntryFor(uuid, key)
-    println("--------- MAP.GET " + result + " " + uuid + " " + key)
     result
   }
   
   override def elements: Iterator[Tuple2[String, AnyRef]]  = {
+    //verifyTransaction
     new Iterator[Tuple2[String, AnyRef]] {
       private val originalList: List[Tuple2[String, AnyRef]] = CassandraNode.getMapStorageFor(uuid)
       private var elements = originalList.reverse
@@ -250,9 +264,18 @@ class InMemoryTransactionalVector[T] extends TransactionalVector[T] {
   private[kernel] var state: Vector[T] = EmptyVector
   private[kernel] var snapshot = state
 
-  def add(elem: T) = state = state + elem
-  def get(index: Int): T = state(index)
-  def getRange(start: Int, count: Int): List[T] = state.slice(start, count).toList.asInstanceOf[List[T]]
+  def add(elem: T) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state = state + elem
+  }
+  def get(index: Int): T = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state(index)
+  }
+  def getRange(start: Int, count: Int): List[T] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.slice(start, count).toList.asInstanceOf[List[T]]
+  }
 
   // ---- For Transactional ----
   override def begin = snapshot = state
@@ -260,10 +283,22 @@ class InMemoryTransactionalVector[T] extends TransactionalVector[T] {
   override def rollback = state = snapshot
 
   // ---- For Seq ----
-  def length: Int = state.length
-  def apply(index: Int): T = state(index)
-  override def elements: Iterator[T] = state.elements
-  override def toList: List[T] = state.toList
+  def length: Int = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.length
+  }
+  def apply(index: Int): T = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state(index)
+  }
+  override def elements: Iterator[T] = {
+    //verifyTransaction
+    state.elements
+  }
+  override def toList: List[T] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    state.toList
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -284,7 +319,10 @@ abstract class PersistentTransactionalVector[T] extends TransactionalVector[T] {
   override def rollback = {}
 
   // ---- For TransactionalVector ----
-  override def add(value: T) = changeSet ::= value
+  override def add(value: T) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    changeSet ::= value
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -295,12 +333,22 @@ abstract class PersistentTransactionalVector[T] extends TransactionalVector[T] {
 class CassandraPersistentTransactionalVector extends PersistentTransactionalVector[AnyRef] {
 
   // ---- For TransactionalVector ----
-  override def get(index: Int): AnyRef = CassandraNode.getVectorStorageEntryFor(uuid, index)
-  override def getRange(start: Int, count: Int): List[AnyRef] = CassandraNode.getVectorStorageRangeFor(uuid, start, count)
-  override def length: Int = CassandraNode.getVectorStorageSizeFor(uuid)
+  override def get(index: Int): AnyRef = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getVectorStorageEntryFor(uuid, index)
+  }
+  override def getRange(start: Int, count: Int): List[AnyRef] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getVectorStorageRangeFor(uuid, start, count)
+  }
+  override def length: Int = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getVectorStorageSizeFor(uuid)
+  }
   override def apply(index: Int): AnyRef = get(index)
   override def first: AnyRef = get(0)
   override def last: AnyRef = {
+    verifyTransaction
     val l = length
     if (l == 0) throw new NoSuchElementException("Vector is empty")
     get(length - 1)
@@ -311,7 +359,6 @@ class CassandraPersistentTransactionalVector extends PersistentTransactionalVect
     // FIXME: should use batch function once the bug is resolved
     for (element <- changeSet) {
       CassandraNode.insertVectorStorageEntryFor(uuid, element)
-      println("33333333333 " + CassandraNode.getVectorStorageSizeFor(uuid))
     }
   }
 }
@@ -331,15 +378,31 @@ class TransactionalRef[T] extends Transactional {
   override def commit = if (ref.isDefined) snapshot = Some(ref.get)
   override def rollback = if (snapshot.isDefined) ref = Some(snapshot.get)
 
-  def swap(elem: T) = ref = Some(elem)
-  def get: Option[T] = ref
-  def getOrElse(default: => T): T = ref.getOrElse(default)
-  def isDefined: Boolean = ref.isDefined
+  def swap(elem: T) = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    ref = Some(elem)
+  }
+  def get: Option[T] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    ref
+  }
+  def getOrElse(default: => T): T = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    ref.getOrElse(default)
+  }
+  def isDefined: Boolean = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    ref.isDefined
+  }
 }
 
 class CassandraPersistentTransactionalRef extends TransactionalRef[AnyRef] {
   override def commit = if (ref.isDefined) CassandraNode.insertRefStorageFor(uuid, ref.get)
-  override def get: Option[AnyRef] = CassandraNode.getRefStorageFor(uuid)
+
+  override def get: Option[AnyRef] = {
+    verifyTransaction
+    CassandraNode.getRefStorageFor(uuid)
+  }
   override def isDefined: Boolean = get.isDefined
   override def getOrElse(default: => AnyRef): AnyRef = {
     val ref = get
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/ChangeSet.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/ChangeSet.scala
index 378e97e44f..d1a1038e15 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/ChangeSet.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/ChangeSet.scala
@@ -4,17 +4,28 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.stm
 
-import kernel.state.{Transactional, TransactionalMap, TransactionalVector, TransactionalRef}
+import kernel.state.{Transactional, TransactionalMap}
 import kernel.util.Helpers.ReadWriteLock
+import scala.collection.immutable.HashSet
 
 @serializable
-class ChangeSet(val id: String) {
+class ChangeSet {
   private val lock = new ReadWriteLock
 
-  private[kernel] def full: List[Transactional] = lock.withReadLock {
-    _maps ::: _vectors ::: _refs
+  private var transactionalItems: Set[Transactional] = new HashSet
+  private[kernel] def +(item: Transactional) = lock.withWriteLock {
+    transactionalItems += item
+  }
+  private[kernel] def items: List[Transactional] = lock.withReadLock {
+    transactionalItems.toList.asInstanceOf[List[Transactional]]
   }
 
+  private[kernel] def clear = lock.withWriteLock {
+    transactionalItems = new HashSet 
+  }
+
+
+  /*
   // TX Maps
   private[kernel] var _maps: List[TransactionalMap[_, _]] = Nil
   private[kernel] def maps_=(maps: List[TransactionalMap[_, _]]) = lock.withWriteLock {
@@ -41,5 +52,6 @@ class ChangeSet(val id: String) {
   private[kernel] def refs: List[TransactionalRef[_]] = lock.withReadLock {
     _refs
   }
+  */
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/Transaction.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/Transaction.scala
index 197e365063..c02138d854 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/Transaction.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/Transaction.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.stm
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.{AtomicInteger, AtomicLong}
+import kernel.state.Transactional
 import kernel.util.Logging
 
 import scala.collection.mutable.{HashSet, HashMap}
@@ -38,68 +39,69 @@ object TransactionIdFactory {
 
   log.debug("Creating a new transaction with id [%s]", id)
 
-  // FIXME: add support for nested transactions
-  //private[this] var parent: Option[Transaction] = None
-  private[this] val participants = new HashSet[ChangeSet]
-  private[this] val precommitted = new HashSet[ChangeSet]
+  private[this] val transactionals = new ChangeSet
+
+  private[this] var participants: List[String] = Nil
+  private[this] var precommitted: List[String] = Nil
+  
   private[this] val depth = new AtomicInteger(0)
+  
   @volatile private[this] var status: TransactionStatus = TransactionStatus.New
 
-  def increment = depth.incrementAndGet
-  def decrement = depth.decrementAndGet
-  def topLevel_? = depth.get == 0
+  def increment = synchronized { depth.incrementAndGet }
+  def decrement = synchronized { depth.decrementAndGet }
+  def topLevel_? = synchronized { depth.get == 0 }
   
-  def begin(changeSet: ChangeSet) = synchronized {
+  def register(transactional: Transactional) = synchronized {
     ensureIsActiveOrNew
-    if (status == TransactionStatus.New) log.debug("TX BEGIN - Server [%s] is starting NEW transaction [%s]", changeSet.id, this)
-    else log.debug("Server [%s] is participating in transaction", changeSet.id)
-    changeSet.full.foreach(_.begin)
-    participants + changeSet
+    transactionals + transactional
+  }
+
+  def begin(participant: String) = synchronized {
+    ensureIsActiveOrNew
+    if (status == TransactionStatus.New) log.debug("TX BEGIN - Server [%s] is starting NEW transaction [%s]", participant, this)
+    else log.debug("Server [%s] is participating in transaction", participant)
+    participants ::= participant
     status = TransactionStatus.Active
   }
 
-  def precommit(changeSet: ChangeSet) = synchronized {
+  def precommit(participant: String) = synchronized {
     if (status == TransactionStatus.Active) {
-      log.debug("TX PRECOMMIT - Pre-committing transaction [%s] for server [%s]", this, changeSet.id)
-      precommitted + changeSet
+      log.debug("TX PRECOMMIT - Pre-committing transaction [%s] for server [%s]", this, participant)
+      precommitted ::= participant
     }
   }
 
-  def commit(changeSet: ChangeSet) = synchronized {
+  def commit(participant: String) = synchronized {
     if (status == TransactionStatus.Active) {
-      log.debug("TX COMMIT - Committing transaction [%s] for server [%s]", this, changeSet.id)
+      log.debug("TX COMMIT - Committing transaction [%s] for server [%s]", this, participant)
       val haveAllPreCommitted =
         if (participants.size == precommitted.size) {{
-          for (server <- participants) yield {
-            if (precommitted.exists(_.id == changeSet.id)) true
+          for (part <- participants) yield {
+            if (precommitted.exists(_ == part)) true
             else false
           }}.exists(_ == true)
         } else false
       if (haveAllPreCommitted) {
-        participants.foreach(_.full.foreach(_.commit))
+        transactionals.items.foreach(_.commit)
         status = TransactionStatus.Completed
-      } else rollback(changeSet)
+      } else rollback(participant)
     }
-    participants.clear
-    precommitted.clear
+    reset
   }
 
-  def rollback(changeSet: ChangeSet) = synchronized {
+  def rollback(participant: String) = synchronized {
     ensureIsActiveOrAborted
-    log.debug("TX ROLLBACK - Server [%s] has initiated transaction rollback for [%s], rolling back [%s]", changeSet.id, this, participants)
-    participants.foreach(_.full.foreach(_.rollback))
+    log.debug("TX ROLLBACK - Server [%s] has initiated transaction rollback for [%s]", participant, this)
+    transactionals.items.foreach(_.rollback)
     status = TransactionStatus.Aborted
-    participants.clear
-    precommitted.clear
+    reset
   }
 
-  def join(changeSet: ChangeSet) = synchronized {
+  def join(participant: String) = synchronized {
     ensureIsActive
-    println(" --- log ;" + log)
-    println(" --- changeset ;" + changeSet)
-    log.debug("TX JOIN - Server [%s] is joining transaction [%s]" , changeSet.id, this)
-    changeSet.full.foreach(_.begin)
-    participants + changeSet
+    log.debug("TX JOIN - Server [%s] is joining transaction [%s]" , participant, this)
+    participants ::= participant
   }
 
   def isNew = status == TransactionStatus.New
@@ -107,6 +109,12 @@ object TransactionIdFactory {
   def isCompleted = status == TransactionStatus.Completed
   def isAborted = status == TransactionStatus.Aborted
 
+  private def reset = {
+    transactionals.clear
+    participants = Nil
+    precommitted = Nil    
+  }
+  
   private def ensureIsActive = if (status != TransactionStatus.Active)
     throw new IllegalStateException("Expected ACTIVE transaction - current status [" + status + "]")
 
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ object TransactionIdFactory {
   private def ensureIsActiveOrNew = if (!(status == TransactionStatus.Active || status == TransactionStatus.New))
     throw new IllegalStateException("Expected ACTIVE or NEW transaction - current status [" + status + "]")
 
+  // For reinitialize transaction after sending it over the wire 
   private[kernel] def reinit = {
     import net.lag.logging.{Logger, Level}
     if (log == null) {
@@ -135,4 +144,4 @@ object TransactionIdFactory {
   override def toString(): String = synchronized { 
     "Transaction[" + id + ", " + status + "]"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/TransactionManagement.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/TransactionManagement.scala
index 5a02ffbfe6..84042f47d0 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/TransactionManagement.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/stm/TransactionManagement.scala
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.stm
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 
-import kernel.state.{TransactionalMap, TransactionalRef, TransactionalVector}
 import kernel.util.Logging
 
 class TransactionAwareWrapperException(val cause: Throwable, val tx: Option[Transaction]) extends RuntimeException(cause) {
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ class TransactionAwareWrapperException(val cause: Throwable, val tx: Option[Tran
 object TransactionManagement {
   private val txEnabled = new AtomicBoolean(true)
 
-  def isTransactionsEnabled = txEnabled.get
+  def isTransactionalityEnabled = txEnabled.get
   def enableTransactions = txEnabled.set(true)
 
   private[kernel] val threadBoundTx: ThreadLocal[Option[Transaction]] = {
@@ -29,17 +27,14 @@ object TransactionManagement {
 
 // FIXME: STM that allows concurrent updates, detects collision, rolls back and restarts
 trait TransactionManagement extends Logging {
-  val transactionalInstance: AnyRef
-
-  private lazy val changeSet = new ChangeSet(transactionalInstance.getClass.getName)
+  val id: String
 
   import TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx
   private[kernel] var activeTx: Option[Transaction] = None
 
   protected def startNewTransaction = {
-    storeTransactionalItemsFor(transactionalInstance)
     val newTx = new Transaction
-    newTx.begin(changeSet)
+    newTx.begin(id)
     val tx = Some(newTx)
     activeTx = tx
     threadBoundTx.set(tx)
@@ -47,19 +42,18 @@ trait TransactionManagement extends Logging {
 
   protected def joinExistingTransaction = {
     val cflowTx = threadBoundTx.get
-    if (activeTx.isDefined && cflowTx.isDefined && activeTx.get.id == cflowTx.get.id) {
-      storeTransactionalItemsFor(transactionalInstance)
+    if (!activeTx.isDefined && cflowTx.isDefined) {
       val currentTx = cflowTx.get
-      currentTx.join(changeSet)
+      currentTx.join(id)
       activeTx = Some(currentTx)
     }
   }
 
-  protected def tryToPrecommitTransaction = if (activeTx.isDefined) activeTx.get.precommit(changeSet)
+  protected def tryToPrecommitTransaction = if (activeTx.isDefined) activeTx.get.precommit(id)
 
   protected def tryToCommitTransaction: Boolean = if (activeTx.isDefined) {
     val tx = activeTx.get
-    tx.commit(changeSet)
+    tx.commit(id)
     removeTransactionIfTopLevel
     true
   } else false
@@ -67,16 +61,10 @@ trait TransactionManagement extends Logging {
   protected def rollback(tx: Option[Transaction]) = tx match {
     case None => {} // no tx; nothing to do
     case Some(tx) =>
-      tx.rollback(changeSet)
+      tx.rollback(id)
   }
 
-  protected def isInExistingTransaction = {
-    println(TransactionManagement)
-    println(TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx)
-    println(TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get)
-    println(TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get.isDefined)
-    TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get.isDefined
-  }
+  protected def isInExistingTransaction = TransactionManagement.threadBoundTx.get.isDefined
 
   protected def isTransactionAborted = activeTx.isDefined && activeTx.get.isAborted
 
@@ -95,58 +83,5 @@ trait TransactionManagement extends Logging {
     if (cflowTx.isDefined && cflowTx.get.id == activeTx.get.id) false
     else true
   } else true
-
-  /**
-   * Search for transactional items for a specific target instance, crawl the class hierarchy recursively up to the top.
-   */
-  protected def storeTransactionalItemsFor(targetInstance: AnyRef) = {
-    require(targetInstance != null)
-    var maps:    List[TransactionalMap[_, _]] = Nil
-    var refs:    List[TransactionalRef[_]] = Nil
-    var vectors: List[TransactionalVector[_]] = Nil
-
-    def getTransactionalItemsFor(target: Class[_]):
-      Tuple3[List[TransactionalMap[_, _]], List[TransactionalVector[_]], List[TransactionalRef[_]]] = {
-    for {
-        field <- target.getDeclaredFields.toArray.toList.asInstanceOf[List[Field]]
-        fieldType = field.getType
-        if (fieldType == classOf[TransactionalMap[_, _]]) ||
-           (fieldType == classOf[TransactionalVector[_]]) ||
-           (fieldType == classOf[TransactionalRef[_]])
-        txItem = {
-          field.setAccessible(true)
-          field.get(targetInstance)
-        }
-        if txItem != null
-      } {
-        log.debug("Managing transactional state [%s]", field)
-        if (txItem.isInstanceOf[TransactionalMap[_, _]])      maps    ::= txItem.asInstanceOf[TransactionalMap[_, _]]
-        else if (txItem.isInstanceOf[TransactionalRef[_]])    refs    ::= txItem.asInstanceOf[TransactionalRef[_]]
-        else if (txItem.isInstanceOf[TransactionalVector[_]]) vectors ::= txItem.asInstanceOf[TransactionalVector[_]]
-      }
-      val parent = target.getSuperclass
-      if (parent == classOf[Object]) (maps, vectors, refs)
-      else getTransactionalItemsFor(parent)
-    }
-
-    // start the search for transactional items, crawl the class hierarchy up until we reach Object
-    val (m, v, r) = getTransactionalItemsFor(targetInstance.getClass)
-    changeSet.maps = m
-    changeSet.vectors = v
-    changeSet.refs = r
-  }
-
-  /*
-  protected def getResultOrThrowException[T](future: FutureResult): Option[T] =
-    if (future.exception.isDefined) {
-      val (_, cause) = future.exception.get
-      throw new TransactionAwareWrapperException(cause, activeTx)
-    } else {
-      if (future.result.isDefined) {
-        val (res, tx) = future.result.get.asInstanceOf[Tuple2[AnyRef, Option[Transaction]]]
-        Some(res).asInstanceOf[Option[T]]
-      } else None
-    }
-      */
 }