+            this.undoStack.push(transaction);
+            this.trigger('operationEnd');
+
+        }
+    },
+
+    startTransaction: function(metadata) {
+        if(this._currentTransaction) {
+            throw new Error('Nested transactions not supported!');
+        }
+        this._rollbackBackup = this.root.clone();
+        this._currentTransaction = new Transaction([], metadata);
+    },
+
+    endTransaction: function() {
+        if(!this._currentTransaction) {
+            throw new Error('End of transaction requested, but there is no transaction in progress!');
+        }
+        if(this._currentTransaction.hasTransformations()) {
+            this.undoStack.push(this._currentTransaction);
+            this.trigger('operationEnd');
+        }
+        this._currentTransaction = null;
+    },