@Transactional annotation for wrapping tests in a transaction started and rolled back by the test container, to keep the tests from modifying the database. This is just what you need for deterministic, repeatable database tests.On the other hand, due to this approach, the transaction boundaries in your test system differ from the ones in your production system, which can lead to errors in production which were never noticed in your tests suites.
I wouldn't go as far as saying that transactional tests should be considered harmful, but at least you should be aware of the side effects which may or may not be harmless in your specific use case.
For tests with real transactions, you need to take care of cleaning up the database yourself.
JUnit rules are a neat way of doing this. Here is an example:
