Implementing a Lightweight TransactionScope

Question

I'm referring to this SO question: Bulk inserts taking longer than expected using Dapper

and to this @SamSaffron comment to that question:

"TransactionScope does a bunch of DTC nonsense you generally do not care about, would avoid it unless I needed that feature, it is quite easy to roll your own context attached to thread local storage"

I know how to roll my own TransactionManager by using a transaction attached to a [ThreadStatic] variable, but is there some reliable way to emulate the TransactionScope so the commands will enlist automatically my transaction? The final product will be a transaction scope withour any MSDTC plumbing.

Answer 1

Yes, see my TextMetal project, the sample code, and pay attention to the Plumbing namespace. If you have questions, email me. No MSDTC slight of hand, just ADO.NET, a unit of work pattern, and some well engineered data access code!