Index: jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java
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--- jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java	(revision 566082)
+++ jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
          * @return the timestamp when the workspace has become idle or zero if
          *         the workspace is not idle.
          */
-        long getIdleTimestamp() {
+        protected long getIdleTimestamp() {
             return idleTimestamp;
         }
 
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@
          *
          * @param ts timestamp when workspace has become idle.
          */
-        void setIdleTimestamp(long ts) {
+        protected void setIdleTimestamp(long ts) {
             idleTimestamp = ts;
         }
 
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@
          *
          * @return the workspace file system
          */
-        FileSystem getFileSystem() {
+        protected FileSystem getFileSystem() {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
                         + "' not initialized");
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
          * @throws RepositoryException if the persistence manager could not be
          * instantiated/initialized
          */
-        PersistenceManager getPersistenceManager()
+        protected PersistenceManager getPersistenceManager()
                 throws RepositoryException {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@
          * @throws RepositoryException if the workspace item state provider
          *                             could not be created
          */
-        SharedItemStateManager getItemStateProvider()
+        protected SharedItemStateManager getItemStateProvider()
                 throws RepositoryException {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@
          *
          * @return the observation dispatcher for this workspace
          */
-        ObservationDispatcher getObservationDispatcher() {
+        protected ObservationDispatcher getObservationDispatcher() {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
                         + "' not initialized");
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@
          *         if no <code>SearchManager</code>
          * @throws RepositoryException if the search manager could not be created
          */
-        SearchManager getSearchManager() throws RepositoryException {
+        protected SearchManager getSearchManager() throws RepositoryException {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
                         + "' not initialized");
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@
          * @return the lock manager for this workspace
          * @throws RepositoryException if the lock manager could not be created
          */
-        LockManager getLockManager() throws RepositoryException {
+        protected LockManager getLockManager() throws RepositoryException {
             if (!isInitialized()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName()
                         + "' not initialized");
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@
          *         initialized, <code>false</code> if it is already initialized.
          * @throws RepositoryException if an error occured during the initialization
          */
-        boolean initialize() throws RepositoryException {
+        protected boolean initialize() throws RepositoryException {
             // check initialize status
             try {
                 initLock.readLock().acquire();
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@
          * @param maxIdleTime amount of time in mmilliseconds before an idle
          *                    workspace is automatically shutdown.
          */
-        void disposeIfIdle(long maxIdleTime) {
+        protected void disposeIfIdle(long maxIdleTime) {
             try {
                 initLock.readLock().acquire();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@
          *
          * @throws TransactionException
          */
-        void lockAcquire() throws TransactionException {
+        protected void lockAcquire() throws TransactionException {
             try {
                 xaLock.acquire();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
          * the {@link XASessionImpl} in order to lock all internal resources
          * during a commit.
          */
-        void lockRelease() {
+        protected void lockRelease() {
             xaLock.release();
         }