+ * <table>
+ * <tr><th>Initial state</th><th>Tx 1</th><th>Tx 2</th><th>Result</th></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(A,1)</td><td>put(A,2)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is A=1</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(A,1)</td><td>merge(A,2)</td><td>A=2</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>merge(A,1)</td><td>put(A,2)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is A=1</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>merge(A,1)</td><td>merge(A,2)</td><td>A=2</td></tr>
+ *
+ *
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>put(A,1)</td><td>put(A,2)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, A=1</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>put(A,1)</td><td>merge(A,2)</td><td>A=2</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>merge(A,1)</td><td>put(A,2)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, A=1</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>merge(A,1)</td><td>merge(A,2)</td><td>A=2</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>delete(A)</td><td>put(A,2)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, A does not exists</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>A=0</td><td>delete(A)</td><td>merge(A,2)</td><td>A=2</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * <h4>Change compatibility of subtrees</h4>
+ *
+ * Following table shows state changes and failures between two concurrent transactions,
+ * which are based on same initial state, Tx 1 completes successfully
+ * before Tx 2 is submitted.
+ *
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><th>Initial state</th><th>Tx 1</th><th>Tx 2</th><th>Result</th></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(TOP,[])</td><td>put(TOP,[])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is TOP=[]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(TOP,[])</td><td>merge(TOP,[])</td><td>TOP=[]</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>put(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is TOP=[FOO=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>put(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>merge(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>merge(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>put(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is TOP=[FOO=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>Empty</td><td>merge(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>merge(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>put(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>put(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is TOP=[FOO=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>put(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>merge(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>merge(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>put(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is TOP=[FOO=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>merge(TOP,[FOO=1])</td><td>merge(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>delete(TOP)</td><td>put(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is empty store</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>delete(TOP)</td><td>merge(TOP,[BAR=1])</td><td>state is TOP=[BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>put(TOP/FOO,1)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1])</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>put(TOP/FOO,1)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>merge(TOP/FOO,1)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>merge(TOP/FOO,1)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=1,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>delete(TOP)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is empty store</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[]</td><td>delete(TOP)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1]</td><td>Tx 2 will fail, state is empty store</td></tr>
+ *
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>put(TOP/FOO,2)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=2,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>put(TOP/FOO,2)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=2,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>merge(TOP/FOO,2)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=2,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>merge(TOP/FOO,2)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[FOO=2,BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>delete(TOP/FOO)</td><td>put(TOP/BAR,1)</td><td>state is TOP=[BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>TOP=[FOO=1]</td><td>delete(TOP/FOO)</td><td>merge(TOP/BAR,1]</td><td>state is TOP=[BAR=1]</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ *
+ * <h3>Examples of failure scenarios</h3>
+ *
+ * <h4>Conflict of two transactions</h4>
+ *
+ * This example illustrates two concurrent transactions, which derived from
+ * same initial state of data tree and proposes conflicting modifications.
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * txA = broker.newWriteTransaction(); // allocates new transaction, data tree is empty
+ * txB = broker.newWriteTransaction(); // allocates new transaction, data tree is empty
+ *
+ * txA.put(CONFIGURATION, PATH, A); // writes to PATH value A
+ * txB.put(CONFIGURATION, PATH, B) // writes to PATH value B
+ *
+ * ListenableFuture futureA = txA.submit(); // transaction A is sealed and submitted
+ * ListenebleFuture futureB = txB.submit(); // transaction B is sealed and submitted
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * Commit of transaction A will be processed asynchronously and data tree
+ * will be updated to contain value <code>A</code> for <code>PATH</code>.
+ * Returned {@link ListenableFuture} will successfully complete once
+ * state is applied to data tree.
+ *
+ * Commit of Transaction B will fail, because previous transaction also
+ * modified path in a concurrent way. The state introduced by transaction B
+ * will not be applied. Returned {@link ListenableFuture} object will fail
+ * with {@link OptimisticLockFailedException} exception, which indicates to
+ * client that concurrent transaction prevented the submitted transaction from being
+ * applied.
+ * <br>
+ * @return a CheckFuture containing the result of the commit. The Future blocks until the
+ * commit operation is complete. A successful commit returns nothing. On failure,
+ * the Future will fail with a {@link TransactionCommitFailedException} or an exception
+ * derived from TransactionCommitFailedException.
+ *
+ * @throws IllegalStateException
+ * if the transaction is not {@link TransactionStatus#NEW}