diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c8a1a0..0000000
--- a/TODO
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-TODO
-====
-X Open DB.
-X Initialize transaction.
-- Cursor First, Get(key), Next
-- RWTransaction.insert()
-  - rebalance
-  - adjust cursors
-- RWTransaction Commmit
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/bucket.go b/bucket.go
index 6653389..4114ab7 100644
--- a/bucket.go
+++ b/bucket.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package bolt
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+)
+
 // Bucket represents a collection of key/value pairs inside the database.
-// All keys inside the bucket are unique. The Bucket type is not typically used
-// directly. Instead the bucket name is typically passed into the Get(), Put(),
-// or Delete() functions.
+// All keys inside the bucket are unique.
+//
+// Accessing or changing data from a Bucket whose Transaction has closed will cause a panic.
 type Bucket struct {
 	*bucket
 	name        string
@@ -21,8 +25,9 @@ func (b *Bucket) Name() string {
 	return b.name
 }
 
-// cursor creates a new cursor for this bucket.
-func (b *Bucket) cursor() *Cursor {
+// Cursor creates a new cursor for this bucket.
+func (b *Bucket) Cursor() *Cursor {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
 	return &Cursor{
 		transaction: b.transaction,
 		root:        b.root,
@@ -30,8 +35,98 @@ func (b *Bucket) cursor() *Cursor {
 	}
 }
 
+// Get retrieves the value for a key in a named bucket.
+// Returns a nil value if the key does not exist.
+func (b *Bucket) Get(key []byte) []byte {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	c := b.Cursor()
+	k, v := c.Seek(key)
+
+	// If our target node isn't the same key as what's passed in then return nil.
+	if !bytes.Equal(key, k) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return v
+}
+
+// Put sets the value for a key inside of the bucket.
+// If the key exist then its previous value will be overwritten.
+// Returns an error if bucket was created from a read-only transaction, if the
+// key is blank, if the key is too large, or if the value is too large.
+func (b *Bucket) Put(key []byte, value []byte) error {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	if !b.transaction.writable {
+		return ErrTransactionNotWritable
+	} else if len(key) == 0 {
+		return ErrKeyRequired
+	} else if len(key) > MaxKeySize {
+		return ErrKeyTooLarge
+	} else if len(value) > MaxValueSize {
+		return ErrValueTooLarge
+	}
+
+	// Move cursor to correct position.
+	c := b.Cursor()
+	c.Seek(key)
+
+	// Insert the key/value.
+	c.node(b.transaction).put(key, key, value, 0)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes a key from the bucket.
+// If the key does not exist then nothing is done and a nil error is returned.
+// Returns an error if the bucket was created from a read-only transaction.
+func (b *Bucket) Delete(key []byte) error {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	if !b.transaction.writable {
+		return ErrTransactionNotWritable
+	}
+
+	// Move cursor to correct position.
+	c := b.Cursor()
+	c.Seek(key)
+
+	// Delete the node if we have a matching key.
+	c.node(c.transaction).del(key)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NextSequence returns an autoincrementing integer for the bucket.
+// Returns an error if the bucket was created from a read-only transaction or
+// if the next sequence will overflow the int type.
+func (b *Bucket) NextSequence() (int, error) {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	if !b.transaction.writable {
+		return 0, ErrTransactionNotWritable
+	} else if b.bucket.sequence == uint64(maxInt) {
+		return 0, ErrSequenceOverflow
+	}
+
+	// Increment and return the sequence.
+	b.bucket.sequence++
+
+	return int(b.bucket.sequence), nil
+}
+
+// ForEach executes a function for each key/value pair in a bucket.
+func (b *Bucket) ForEach(fn func(k, v []byte) error) error {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	c := b.Cursor()
+	for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+		if err := fn(k, v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Stat returns stats on a bucket.
 func (b *Bucket) Stat() *BucketStat {
+	_assert(b.transaction.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
 	s := &BucketStat{}
 	b.transaction.forEachPage(b.root, 0, func(p *page, depth int) {
 		if (p.flags & leafPageFlag) != 0 {
diff --git a/bucket_test.go b/bucket_test.go
index 5e33189..2778432 100644
--- a/bucket_test.go
+++ b/bucket_test.go
@@ -11,23 +11,26 @@ import (
 // Ensure a bucket can calculate stats.
 func TestBucketStat(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.Do(func(txn *RWTransaction) error {
+		db.Do(func(txn *Transaction) error {
 			// Add bucket with lots of keys.
 			txn.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
 			for i := 0; i < 100000; i++ {
-				txn.Put("widgets", []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+				b.Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 			}
 
 			// Add bucket with fewer keys but one big value.
 			txn.CreateBucket("woojits")
+			b = txn.Bucket("woojits")
 			for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
-				txn.Put("woojits", []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+				b.Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 			}
-			txn.Put("woojits", []byte("really-big-value"), []byte(strings.Repeat("*", 10000)))
+			b.Put([]byte("really-big-value"), []byte(strings.Repeat("*", 10000)))
 
 			// Add a bucket that fits on a single root leaf.
 			txn.CreateBucket("whozawhats")
-			txn.Put("whozawhats", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			b = txn.Bucket("whozawhats")
+			b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 
 			return nil
 		})
diff --git a/cursor.go b/cursor.go
index 9a527af..0cb94b5 100644
--- a/cursor.go
+++ b/cursor.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) keyValue() ([]byte, []byte) {
 }
 
 // node returns the node that the cursor is currently positioned on.
-func (c *Cursor) node(t *RWTransaction) *node {
+func (c *Cursor) node(t *Transaction) *node {
 	_assert(len(c.stack) > 0, "accessing a node with a zero-length cursor stack")
 
 	// Start from root and traverse down the hierarchy.
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index c9b0e92..3d8c668 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ const minMmapSize = 1 << 22 // 4MB
 const maxMmapStep = 1 << 30 // 1GB
 
 // DB represents a collection of buckets persisted to a file on disk.
-// All data access is performed through transactions which can be obtained through the DB.
-// All the functions on DB will return a ErrDatabaseNotOpen if accessed before Open() is called.
+// All data access is performed through transactions which can be obtained from
+// the DB. There are a number of functions duplicated from the Transction type
+// which provide ease-of-use, single transaction access to the data.
+//
+// All the functions on DB will return a ErrDatabaseNotOpen if accessed before
+// Open() is called or after Close is called.
 type DB struct {
 	os            _os
 	syscall       _syscall
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ type DB struct {
 	meta1         *meta
 	pageSize      int
 	opened        bool
-	rwtransaction *RWTransaction
+	rwtransaction *Transaction
 	transactions  []*Transaction
 	freelist      *freelist
 
@@ -43,16 +47,6 @@ func (db *DB) Path() string {
 	return db.path
 }
 
-// GoString returns the Go string representation of the database.
-func (db *DB) GoString() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("bolt.DB{path:%q}", db.path)
-}
-
-// String returns the string representation of the database.
-func (db *DB) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("DB<%q>", db.path)
-}
-
 // Open opens a data file at the given path and initializes the database.
 // If the file does not exist then it will be created automatically.
 func (db *DB) Open(path string, mode os.FileMode) error {
@@ -262,7 +256,8 @@ func (db *DB) close() {
 // Transaction creates a read-only transaction.
 // Multiple read-only transactions can be used concurrently.
 //
-// IMPORTANT: You must close the transaction after you are finished or else the database will not reclaim old pages.
+// IMPORTANT: You must close the transaction after you are finished or else the
+// database will not reclaim old pages.
 func (db *DB) Transaction() (*Transaction, error) {
 	db.metalock.Lock()
 	defer db.metalock.Unlock()
@@ -289,12 +284,12 @@ func (db *DB) Transaction() (*Transaction, error) {
 
 // RWTransaction creates a read/write transaction.
 // Only one read/write transaction is allowed at a time.
-// You must call Commit() or Rollback() on the transaction to close it.
-func (db *DB) RWTransaction() (*RWTransaction, error) {
+// You must call Commit() or Close() on the transaction to close it.
+func (db *DB) RWTransaction() (*Transaction, error) {
 	db.metalock.Lock()
 	defer db.metalock.Unlock()
 
-	// Obtain writer lock. This is released by the RWTransaction when it closes.
+	// Obtain writer lock. This is released by the writer transaction when it closes.
 	db.rwlock.Lock()
 
 	// Exit if the database is not open yet.
@@ -303,8 +298,8 @@ func (db *DB) RWTransaction() (*RWTransaction, error) {
 		return nil, ErrDatabaseNotOpen
 	}
 
-	// Create a transaction associated with the database.
-	t := &RWTransaction{nodes: make(map[pgid]*node)}
+	// Create a writable transaction associated with the database.
+	t := &Transaction{writable: true, nodes: make(map[pgid]*node)}
 	t.init(db)
 	db.rwtransaction = t
 
@@ -339,12 +334,12 @@ func (db *DB) removeTransaction(t *Transaction) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Do executes a function within the context of a RWTransaction.
+// Do executes a function within the context of a writable Transaction.
 // If no error is returned from the function then the transaction is committed.
 // If an error is returned then the entire transaction is rolled back.
 // Any error that is returned from the function or returned from the commit is
 // returned from the Do() method.
-func (db *DB) Do(fn func(*RWTransaction) error) error {
+func (db *DB) Do(fn func(*Transaction) error) error {
 	t, err := db.RWTransaction()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -366,7 +361,7 @@ func (db *DB) With(fn func(*Transaction) error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer t.Close()
+	defer t.Rollback()
 
 	// If an error is returned from the function then pass it through.
 	return fn(t)
@@ -376,28 +371,36 @@ func (db *DB) With(fn func(*Transaction) error) error {
 // An error is returned if the bucket cannot be found.
 func (db *DB) ForEach(name string, fn func(k, v []byte) error) error {
 	return db.With(func(t *Transaction) error {
-		return t.ForEach(name, fn)
+		b := t.Bucket(name)
+		if b == nil {
+			return ErrBucketNotFound
+		}
+		return b.ForEach(fn)
 	})
 }
 
 // Bucket retrieves a reference to a bucket.
 // This is typically useful for checking the existence of a bucket.
+//
+// Do not use the returned bucket for accessing or changing data.
 func (db *DB) Bucket(name string) (*Bucket, error) {
 	t, err := db.Transaction()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer t.Close()
+	defer t.Rollback()
 	return t.Bucket(name), nil
 }
 
 // Buckets retrieves a list of all buckets in the database.
+//
+// Do not use any of the returned buckets for accessing or changing data.
 func (db *DB) Buckets() ([]*Bucket, error) {
 	t, err := db.Transaction()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer t.Close()
+	defer t.Rollback()
 	return t.Buckets(), nil
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ func (db *DB) Buckets() ([]*Bucket, error) {
 // This function can return an error if the bucket already exists, if the name
 // is blank, or the bucket name is too long.
 func (db *DB) CreateBucket(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	return db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
 		return t.CreateBucket(name)
 	})
 }
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ func (db *DB) CreateBucket(name string) error {
 // CreateBucketIfNotExists creates a new bucket with the given name if it doesn't already exist.
 // This function can return an error if the name is blank, or the bucket name is too long.
 func (db *DB) CreateBucketIfNotExists(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	return db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
 		return t.CreateBucketIfNotExists(name)
 	})
 }
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ func (db *DB) CreateBucketIfNotExists(name string) error {
 // DeleteBucket removes a bucket from the database.
 // Returns an error if the bucket does not exist.
 func (db *DB) DeleteBucket(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	return db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
 		return t.DeleteBucket(name)
 	})
 }
@@ -430,10 +433,17 @@ func (db *DB) DeleteBucket(name string) error {
 // This function can return an error if the bucket does not exist.
 func (db *DB) NextSequence(name string) (int, error) {
 	var seq int
-	err := db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	err := db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
+		b := t.Bucket(name)
+		if b == nil {
+			return ErrBucketNotFound
+		}
+
 		var err error
-		seq, err = t.NextSequence(name)
-		return err
+		if seq, err = b.NextSequence(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -442,29 +452,43 @@ func (db *DB) NextSequence(name string) (int, error) {
 }
 
 // Get retrieves the value for a key in a bucket.
-// Returns an error if the key does not exist.
+// Returns an error if the bucket does not exist.
 func (db *DB) Get(name string, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	t, err := db.Transaction()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer t.Close()
-	return t.Get(name, key)
+	defer t.Rollback()
+
+	b := t.Bucket(name)
+	if b == nil {
+		return nil, ErrBucketNotFound
+	}
+
+	return b.Get(key), nil
 }
 
 // Put sets the value for a key in a bucket.
 // Returns an error if the bucket is not found, if key is blank, if the key is too large, or if the value is too large.
 func (db *DB) Put(name string, key []byte, value []byte) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
-		return t.Put(name, key, value)
+	return db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
+		b := t.Bucket(name)
+		if b == nil {
+			return ErrBucketNotFound
+		}
+		return b.Put(key, value)
 	})
 }
 
 // Delete removes a key from a bucket.
 // Returns an error if the bucket cannot be found.
 func (db *DB) Delete(name string, key []byte) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
-		return t.Delete(name, key)
+	return db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
+		b := t.Bucket(name)
+		if b == nil {
+			return ErrBucketNotFound
+		}
+		return b.Delete(key)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -477,7 +501,7 @@ func (db *DB) Copy(w io.Writer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer t.Close()
+	defer t.Commit()
 
 	// Open reader on the database.
 	f, err := os.Open(db.path)
@@ -522,7 +546,7 @@ func (db *DB) Stat() (*Stat, error) {
 	db.mmaplock.RUnlock()
 	db.metalock.Unlock()
 
-	err := db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	err := db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
 		s.PageCount = int(t.meta.pgid)
 		s.FreePageCount = len(db.freelist.all())
 		s.PageSize = db.pageSize
@@ -534,6 +558,16 @@ func (db *DB) Stat() (*Stat, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+// GoString returns the Go string representation of the database.
+func (db *DB) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("bolt.DB{path:%q}", db.path)
+}
+
+// String returns the string representation of the database.
+func (db *DB) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("DB<%q>", db.path)
+}
+
 // page retrieves a page reference from the mmap based on the current page size.
 func (db *DB) page(id pgid) *page {
 	return (*page)(unsafe.Pointer(&db.data[id*pgid(db.pageSize)]))
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 3d0b987..df15a8b 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -188,14 +188,34 @@ func TestDBDeleteFromMissingBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// Ensure that a Transaction can be retrieved.
+func TestDBRWTransaction(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		txn, err := db.RWTransaction()
+		assert.NotNil(t, txn)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, txn.DB(), db)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that opening a Transaction while the DB is closed returns an error.
+func TestRWTransactionOpenWithClosedDB(t *testing.T) {
+	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		txn, err := db.RWTransaction()
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
+		assert.Nil(t, txn)
+	})
+}
+
 // Ensure a database can provide a transactional block.
 func TestDBTransactionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.Do(func(txn *RWTransaction) error {
+		err := db.Do(func(txn *Transaction) error {
 			txn.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			txn.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-			txn.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte("bat"))
-			txn.Delete("widgets", []byte("foo"))
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
+			b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			b.Put([]byte("baz"), []byte("bat"))
+			b.Delete([]byte("foo"))
 			return nil
 		})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -209,7 +229,7 @@ func TestDBTransactionBlock(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure a closed database returns an error while running a transaction block
 func TestDBTransactionBlockWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.Do(func(txn *RWTransaction) error {
+		err := db.Do(func(txn *Transaction) error {
 			txn.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			return nil
 		})
@@ -333,10 +353,11 @@ func TestDBCopyFile(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure the database can return stats about itself.
 func TestDBStat(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.Do(func(txn *RWTransaction) error {
+		db.Do(func(txn *Transaction) error {
 			txn.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
 			for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
-				txn.Put("widgets", []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+				b.Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 			}
 			return nil
 		})
@@ -349,7 +370,7 @@ func TestDBStat(t *testing.T) {
 		t0, _ := db.Transaction()
 		t1, _ := db.Transaction()
 		t2, _ := db.Transaction()
-		t2.Close()
+		t2.Rollback()
 
 		// Obtain stats.
 		stat, err := db.Stat()
@@ -361,8 +382,8 @@ func TestDBStat(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, stat.TransactionCount, 2)
 
 		// Close readers.
-		t0.Close()
-		t1.Close()
+		t0.Rollback()
+		t1.Rollback()
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index d7f3ec1..c948b05 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -10,19 +10,18 @@ optimized for fast read access and does not require recovery in the event of a
 system crash. Transactions which have not finished committing will simply be
 rolled back in the event of a crash.
 
-The design of Bolt is based on Howard Chu's LMDB database project.
+The design of Bolt is based on Howard Chu's LMDB project.
 
 Basics
 
-There are only a few types in Bolt: DB, Bucket, Transaction, RWTransaction, and
-Cursor. The DB is a collection of buckets and is represented by a single file
-on disk. A bucket is a collection of unique keys that are associated with values.
+There are only a few types in Bolt: DB, Bucket, Transaction, and Cursor. The DB
+is a collection of buckets and is represented by a single file on disk. A
+bucket is a collection of unique keys that are associated with values.
 
-Transactions provide read-only access to data inside the database. They can
-retrieve key/value pairs and can use Cursors to iterate over the entire dataset.
-RWTransactions provide read-write access to the database. They can create and
-delete buckets and they can insert and remove keys. Only one RWTransaction is
-allowed at a time.
+Transactions provide a consistent view of the database. They can be used for
+retrieving, setting, and deleting properties. They can also be used to iterate
+over all the values in a bucket. Only one writer Transaction can be in use at
+a time.
 
 
 Caveats
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Caveats
 The database uses a read-only, memory-mapped data file to ensure that
 applications cannot corrupt the database, however, this means that keys and
 values returned from Bolt cannot be changed. Writing to a read-only byte slice
-will cause Go to panic. If you need to work with data returned from a Get() you
-need to first copy it to a new byte slice.
+will cause Go to panic. If you need to alter data returned from a Transaction
+you need to first copy it to a new byte slice.
 
 Bolt currently works on Mac OS and Linux. Windows support is coming soon.
 
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 7238203..36f09a2 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ var (
 	// already open.
 	ErrDatabaseOpen = &Error{"database already open", nil}
 
+	// ErrTransactionNotWritable is returned changing data using a read-only
+	// transaction.
+	ErrTransactionNotWritable = &Error{"transaction not writable", nil}
+
 	// ErrBucketNotFound is returned when trying to access a bucket that has
 	// not been created yet.
 	ErrBucketNotFound = &Error{"bucket not found", nil}
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 8747f94..b3d5d20 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ func ExampleDB_Do() {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Execute several commands within a write transaction.
-	err := db.Do(func(t *RWTransaction) error {
+	err := db.Do(func(t *Transaction) error {
 		if err := t.CreateBucket("widgets"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := t.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar")); err != nil {
+
+		b := t.Bucket("widgets")
+		if err := b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar")); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func ExampleDB_With() {
 
 	// Access data from within a read-only transactional block.
 	db.With(func(t *Transaction) error {
-		v, _ := t.Get("people", []byte("john"))
+		v := t.Bucket("people").Get([]byte("john"))
 		fmt.Printf("John's last name is %s.\n", string(v))
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -133,29 +135,30 @@ func ExampleDB_ForEach() {
 	// A liger is awesome.
 }
 
-func ExampleRWTransaction() {
+func ExampleTransaction_Commit() {
 	// Open the database.
 	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/rwtransaction.db", 0666)
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_rwtransaction.db", 0666)
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a bucket.
 	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 
 	// Create several keys in a transaction.
-	rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
-	rwtxn.Put("widgets", []byte("john"), []byte("blue"))
-	rwtxn.Put("widgets", []byte("abby"), []byte("red"))
-	rwtxn.Put("widgets", []byte("zephyr"), []byte("purple"))
-	rwtxn.Commit()
+	txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+	b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
+	b.Put([]byte("john"), []byte("blue"))
+	b.Put([]byte("abby"), []byte("red"))
+	b.Put([]byte("zephyr"), []byte("purple"))
+	txn.Commit()
 
 	// Iterate over the values in sorted key order.
-	txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-	c, _ := txn.Cursor("widgets")
+	txn, _ = db.Transaction()
+	c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 	for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
 		fmt.Printf("%s likes %s\n", string(k), string(v))
 	}
-	txn.Close()
+	txn.Rollback()
 
 	// Output:
 	// abby likes red
@@ -163,10 +166,10 @@ func ExampleRWTransaction() {
 	// zephyr likes purple
 }
 
-func ExampleRWTransaction_rollback() {
+func ExampleTransaction_Rollback() {
 	// Open the database.
 	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/rwtransaction_rollback.db", 0666)
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/transaction_close.db", 0666)
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a bucket.
@@ -176,9 +179,9 @@ func ExampleRWTransaction_rollback() {
 	db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 
 	// Update the key but rollback the transaction so it never saves.
-	rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
-	rwtxn.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("baz"))
-	rwtxn.Rollback()
+	txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+	txn.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("baz"))
+	txn.Rollback()
 
 	// Ensure that our original value is still set.
 	value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
diff --git a/functional_test.go b/functional_test.go
index f7c3c3a..acd2f4a 100644
--- a/functional_test.go
+++ b/functional_test.go
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ func TestParallelTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 
 						// Verify all data is in for local data list.
 						for _, item := range local {
-							value, err := txn.Get("widgets", item.Key)
+							value := txn.Bucket("widgets").Get(item.Key)
 							if !assert.NoError(t, err) || !assert.Equal(t, value, item.Value) {
-								txn.Close()
+								txn.Rollback()
 								wg.Done()
 								t.FailNow()
 							}
 						}
 
-						txn.Close()
+						txn.Rollback()
 						wg.Done()
 						<-readers
 					}()
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ func TestParallelTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// Insert whole batch.
+				b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
 				for _, item := range batchItems {
-					err := txn.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value)
+					err := b.Put(item.Key, item.Value)
 					if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 						t.FailNow()
 					}
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 68f651e..81d2667 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // node represents an in-memory, deserialized page.
 type node struct {
-	transaction *RWTransaction
+	transaction *Transaction
 	isLeaf      bool
 	unbalanced  bool
 	key         []byte
diff --git a/rwtransaction.go b/rwtransaction.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e22c766..0000000
--- a/rwtransaction.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,355 +0,0 @@
-package bolt
-
-import (
-	"sort"
-	"unsafe"
-)
-
-// RWTransaction represents a transaction that can read and write data.
-// Only one read/write transaction can be active for a database at a time.
-// RWTransaction is composed of a read-only Transaction so it can also use
-// functions provided by Transaction.
-type RWTransaction struct {
-	Transaction
-	nodes   map[pgid]*node
-	pending []*node
-}
-
-// init initializes the transaction.
-func (t *RWTransaction) init(db *DB) {
-	t.Transaction.init(db)
-	t.pages = make(map[pgid]*page)
-
-	// Increment the transaction id.
-	t.meta.txnid += txnid(1)
-}
-
-// CreateBucket creates a new bucket.
-// Returns an error if the bucket already exists, if the bucket name is blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
-func (t *RWTransaction) CreateBucket(name string) error {
-	// Check if bucket already exists.
-	if b := t.Bucket(name); b != nil {
-		return ErrBucketExists
-	} else if len(name) == 0 {
-		return ErrBucketNameRequired
-	} else if len(name) > MaxBucketNameSize {
-		return ErrBucketNameTooLarge
-	}
-
-	// Create a blank root leaf page.
-	p, err := t.allocate(1)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	p.flags = leafPageFlag
-
-	// Add bucket to buckets page.
-	t.buckets.put(name, &bucket{root: p.id})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// CreateBucketIfNotExists creates a new bucket if it doesn't already exist.
-// Returns an error if the bucket name is blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
-func (t *RWTransaction) CreateBucketIfNotExists(name string) error {
-	err := t.CreateBucket(name)
-	if err != nil && err != ErrBucketExists {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// DeleteBucket deletes a bucket.
-// Returns an error if the bucket cannot be found.
-func (t *RWTransaction) DeleteBucket(name string) error {
-	if b := t.Bucket(name); b == nil {
-		return ErrBucketNotFound
-	}
-
-	// Remove from buckets page.
-	t.buckets.del(name)
-
-	// TODO(benbjohnson): Free all pages.
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// NextSequence returns an autoincrementing integer for the bucket.
-func (t *RWTransaction) NextSequence(name string) (int, error) {
-	// Check if bucket already exists.
-	b := t.Bucket(name)
-	if b == nil {
-		return 0, ErrBucketNotFound
-	}
-
-	// Make sure next sequence number will not be larger than the maximum
-	// integer size of the system.
-	if b.bucket.sequence == uint64(maxInt) {
-		return 0, ErrSequenceOverflow
-	}
-
-	// Increment and return the sequence.
-	b.bucket.sequence++
-
-	return int(b.bucket.sequence), nil
-}
-
-// Put sets the value for a key inside of the named bucket.
-// If the key exist then its previous value will be overwritten.
-// Returns an error if the bucket is not found, if the key is blank, if the key is too large, or if the value is too large.
-func (t *RWTransaction) Put(name string, key []byte, value []byte) error {
-	b := t.Bucket(name)
-	if b == nil {
-		return ErrBucketNotFound
-	}
-
-	// Validate the key and data size.
-	if len(key) == 0 {
-		return ErrKeyRequired
-	} else if len(key) > MaxKeySize {
-		return ErrKeyTooLarge
-	} else if len(value) > MaxValueSize {
-		return ErrValueTooLarge
-	}
-
-	// Move cursor to correct position.
-	c := b.cursor()
-	c.Seek(key)
-
-	// Insert the key/value.
-	c.node(t).put(key, key, value, 0)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Delete removes a key from the named bucket.
-// If the key does not exist then nothing is done and a nil error is returned.
-// Returns an error if the bucket cannot be found.
-func (t *RWTransaction) Delete(name string, key []byte) error {
-	b := t.Bucket(name)
-	if b == nil {
-		return ErrBucketNotFound
-	}
-
-	// Move cursor to correct position.
-	c := b.cursor()
-	c.Seek(key)
-
-	// Delete the node if we have a matching key.
-	c.node(t).del(key)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Commit writes all changes to disk and updates the meta page.
-// Returns an error if a disk write error occurs.
-func (t *RWTransaction) Commit() error {
-	defer t.close()
-
-	// TODO(benbjohnson): Use vectorized I/O to write out dirty pages.
-
-	// Rebalance and spill data onto dirty pages.
-	t.rebalance()
-	t.spill()
-
-	// Spill buckets page.
-	p, err := t.allocate((t.buckets.size() / t.db.pageSize) + 1)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	t.buckets.write(p)
-
-	// Write dirty pages to disk.
-	if err := t.write(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Update the meta.
-	t.meta.buckets = p.id
-
-	// Write meta to disk.
-	if err := t.writeMeta(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Rollback closes the transaction and ignores all previous updates.
-func (t *RWTransaction) Rollback() {
-	t.close()
-}
-
-func (t *RWTransaction) close() {
-	t.db.rwlock.Unlock()
-}
-
-// allocate returns a contiguous block of memory starting at a given page.
-func (t *RWTransaction) allocate(count int) (*page, error) {
-	p, err := t.db.allocate(count)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Save to our page cache.
-	t.pages[p.id] = p
-
-	return p, nil
-}
-
-// rebalance attempts to balance all nodes.
-func (t *RWTransaction) rebalance() {
-	for _, n := range t.nodes {
-		n.rebalance()
-	}
-}
-
-// spill writes all the nodes to dirty pages.
-func (t *RWTransaction) spill() error {
-	// Keep track of the current root nodes.
-	// We will update this at the end once all nodes are created.
-	type root struct {
-		node *node
-		pgid pgid
-	}
-	var roots []root
-
-	// Sort nodes by highest depth first.
-	nodes := make(nodesByDepth, 0, len(t.nodes))
-	for _, n := range t.nodes {
-		nodes = append(nodes, n)
-	}
-	sort.Sort(nodes)
-
-	// Spill nodes by deepest first.
-	for i := 0; i < len(nodes); i++ {
-		n := nodes[i]
-
-		// Save existing root buckets for later.
-		if n.parent == nil && n.pgid != 0 {
-			roots = append(roots, root{n, n.pgid})
-		}
-
-		// Split nodes into appropriate sized nodes.
-		// The first node in this list will be a reference to n to preserve ancestry.
-		newNodes := n.split(t.db.pageSize)
-		t.pending = newNodes
-
-		// If this is a root node that split then create a parent node.
-		if n.parent == nil && len(newNodes) > 1 {
-			n.parent = &node{transaction: t, isLeaf: false}
-			nodes = append(nodes, n.parent)
-		}
-
-		// Add node's page to the freelist.
-		if n.pgid > 0 {
-			t.db.freelist.free(t.id(), t.page(n.pgid))
-		}
-
-		// Write nodes to dirty pages.
-		for i, newNode := range newNodes {
-			// Allocate contiguous space for the node.
-			p, err := t.allocate((newNode.size() / t.db.pageSize) + 1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			// Write the node to the page.
-			newNode.write(p)
-			newNode.pgid = p.id
-			newNode.parent = n.parent
-
-			// The first node should use the existing entry, other nodes are inserts.
-			var oldKey []byte
-			if i == 0 {
-				oldKey = n.key
-			} else {
-				oldKey = newNode.inodes[0].key
-			}
-
-			// Update the parent entry.
-			if newNode.parent != nil {
-				newNode.parent.put(oldKey, newNode.inodes[0].key, nil, newNode.pgid)
-			}
-		}
-
-		t.pending = nil
-	}
-
-	// Update roots with new roots.
-	for _, root := range roots {
-		t.buckets.updateRoot(root.pgid, root.node.root().pgid)
-	}
-
-	// Clear out nodes now that they are all spilled.
-	t.nodes = make(map[pgid]*node)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// write writes any dirty pages to disk.
-func (t *RWTransaction) write() error {
-	// Sort pages by id.
-	pages := make(pages, 0, len(t.pages))
-	for _, p := range t.pages {
-		pages = append(pages, p)
-	}
-	sort.Sort(pages)
-
-	// Write pages to disk in order.
-	for _, p := range pages {
-		size := (int(p.overflow) + 1) * t.db.pageSize
-		buf := (*[maxAllocSize]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(p))[:size]
-		offset := int64(p.id) * int64(t.db.pageSize)
-		if _, err := t.db.file.WriteAt(buf, offset); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Clear out page cache.
-	t.pages = make(map[pgid]*page)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// writeMeta writes the meta to the disk.
-func (t *RWTransaction) writeMeta() error {
-	// Create a temporary buffer for the meta page.
-	buf := make([]byte, t.db.pageSize)
-	p := t.db.pageInBuffer(buf, 0)
-	t.meta.write(p)
-
-	// Write the meta page to file.
-	t.db.metafile.WriteAt(buf, int64(p.id)*int64(t.db.pageSize))
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// node creates a node from a page and associates it with a given parent.
-func (t *RWTransaction) node(pgid pgid, parent *node) *node {
-	// Retrieve node if it has already been fetched.
-	if n := t.nodes[pgid]; n != nil {
-		return n
-	}
-
-	// Otherwise create a branch and cache it.
-	n := &node{transaction: t, parent: parent}
-	if n.parent != nil {
-		n.depth = n.parent.depth + 1
-	}
-	n.read(t.page(pgid))
-	t.nodes[pgid] = n
-
-	return n
-}
-
-// dereference removes all references to the old mmap.
-func (t *RWTransaction) dereference() {
-	for _, n := range t.nodes {
-		n.dereference()
-	}
-
-	for _, n := range t.pending {
-		n.dereference()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/rwtransaction_test.go b/rwtransaction_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 18b6ae9..0000000
--- a/rwtransaction_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,306 +0,0 @@
-package bolt
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-	"testing/quick"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-// Ensure that a RWTransaction can be retrieved.
-func TestRWTransaction(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		txn, err := db.RWTransaction()
-		assert.NotNil(t, txn)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, txn.DB(), db)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that opening a RWTransaction while the DB is closed returns an error.
-func TestRWTransactionOpenWithClosedDB(t *testing.T) {
-	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		txn, err := db.RWTransaction()
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
-		assert.Nil(t, txn)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket can be created and retrieved.
-func TestRWTransactionCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		// Create a bucket.
-		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.NotNil(t, b)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket can be created if it doesn't already exist.
-func TestRWTransactionCreateBucketIfNotExists(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
-
-		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.NotNil(t, b)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket cannot be created twice.
-func TestRWTransactionRecreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		// Create a bucket.
-		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Create the same bucket again.
-		err = db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketExists)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket is created with a non-blank name.
-func TestRWTransactionCreateBucketWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.CreateBucket("")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameRequired)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket name is not too long.
-func TestRWTransactionCreateBucketWithLongName(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 255))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 256))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameTooLarge)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket can be deleted.
-func TestRWTransactionDeleteBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		// Create a bucket and add a value.
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-
-		// Delete the bucket and make sure we can't get the value.
-		assert.NoError(t, db.DeleteBucket("widgets"))
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
-
-		// Create the bucket again and make sure there's not a phantom value.
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucket("widgets"))
-		value, err = db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket can return an autoincrementing sequence.
-func TestRWTransactionNextSequence(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.CreateBucket("woojits")
-
-		// Make sure sequence increments.
-		seq, err := db.NextSequence("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 2)
-
-		// Buckets should be separate.
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("woojits")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
-
-		// Missing buckets return an error.
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("no_such_bucket")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 0)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that incrementing past the maximum sequence number will return an error.
-func TestRWTransactionNextSequenceOverflow(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Do(func(txn *RWTransaction) error {
-			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
-			b.bucket.sequence = uint64(maxInt)
-			seq, err := txn.NextSequence("widgets")
-			assert.Equal(t, err, ErrSequenceOverflow)
-			assert.Equal(t, seq, 0)
-			return nil
-		})
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting into a bucket that doesn't exist.
-func TestRWTransactionPutBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with an empty key.
-func TestRWTransactionPutEmptyKey(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte(""), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
-		err = db.Put("widgets", nil, []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with a key that's too large.
-func TestRWTransactionPutKeyTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		err := db.Put("widgets", make([]byte, 32769), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyTooLarge)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that an error is returned when deleting from a bucket that doesn't exist.
-func TestRWTransactionDeleteBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.DeleteBucket("widgets")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a bucket can write random keys and values across multiple txns.
-func TestRWTransactionPutSingle(t *testing.T) {
-	index := 0
-	f := func(items testdata) bool {
-		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-			m := make(map[string][]byte)
-
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			for _, item := range items {
-				if err := db.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value); err != nil {
-					panic("put error: " + err.Error())
-				}
-				m[string(item.Key)] = item.Value
-
-				// Verify all key/values so far.
-				i := 0
-				for k, v := range m {
-					value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte(k))
-					if err != nil {
-						panic("get error: " + err.Error())
-					}
-					if !bytes.Equal(value, v) {
-						db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.single.db", 0666)
-						t.Fatalf("value mismatch [run %d] (%d of %d):\nkey: %x\ngot: %x\nexp: %x", index, i, len(m), []byte(k), value, v)
-					}
-					i++
-				}
-			}
-
-			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
-		})
-		index++
-		return true
-	}
-	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
-}
-
-// Ensure that a transaction can insert multiple key/value pairs at once.
-func TestRWTransactionPutMultiple(t *testing.T) {
-	f := func(items testdata) bool {
-		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
-			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value))
-			}
-			assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Commit())
-
-			// Verify all items exist.
-			txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-			for _, item := range items {
-				value, err := txn.Get("widgets", item.Key)
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-				if !assert.Equal(t, item.Value, value) {
-					db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.multiple.db", 0666)
-					t.FailNow()
-				}
-			}
-			txn.Close()
-		})
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
-		return true
-	}
-	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
-}
-
-// Ensure that a transaction can delete all key/value pairs and return to a single leaf page.
-func TestRWTransactionDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	f := func(items testdata) bool {
-		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
-			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value))
-			}
-			assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Commit())
-
-			// Remove items one at a time and check consistency.
-			for i, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, db.Delete("widgets", item.Key))
-
-				// Anything before our deletion index should be nil.
-				txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-				for j, exp := range items {
-					if j > i {
-						value, err := txn.Get("widgets", exp.Key)
-						assert.NoError(t, err)
-						if !assert.Equal(t, exp.Value, value) {
-							t.FailNow()
-						}
-					} else {
-						value, err := txn.Get("widgets", exp.Key)
-						assert.NoError(t, err)
-						if !assert.Nil(t, value) {
-							t.FailNow()
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				txn.Close()
-			}
-		})
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
-		return true
-	}
-	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
-}
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index 6e9ca8f..1bb990b 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 package bolt
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
+	"sort"
+	"unsafe"
 )
 
-// Transaction represents a read-only transaction on the database.
-// It can be used for retrieving values for keys as well as creating cursors for
-// iterating over the data.
-//
-// IMPORTANT: You must close transactions when you are done with them. Pages
-// can not be reclaimed by the writer until no more transactions are using them.
-// A long running read transaction can cause the database to quickly grow.
-type Transaction struct {
-	db      *DB
-	meta    *meta
-	buckets *buckets
-	pages   map[pgid]*page
-}
-
 // txnid represents the internal transaction identifier.
 type txnid uint64
 
-// init initializes the transaction and associates it with a database.
+// Transaction represents a consistent view into the database.
+// Read-only transactions can be created by calling DB.Transaction().
+// Read-write transactions can be created by calling DB.RWTransaction().
+// Only one read-write transaction is allowed at a time.
+type Transaction struct {
+	db       *DB
+	meta     *meta
+	buckets  *buckets
+	writable bool
+	pages    map[pgid]*page
+	nodes    map[pgid]*node
+	pending  []*node
+}
+
+// init initializes the transaction.
 func (t *Transaction) init(db *DB) {
 	t.db = db
 	t.pages = nil
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ func (t *Transaction) init(db *DB) {
 	// Read in the buckets page.
 	t.buckets = &buckets{}
 	t.buckets.read(t.page(t.meta.buckets))
+
+	t.pages = make(map[pgid]*page)
+
+	// Increment the transaction id.
+	t.meta.txnid += txnid(1)
 }
 
 // id returns the transaction id.
@@ -40,19 +46,20 @@ func (t *Transaction) id() txnid {
 	return t.meta.txnid
 }
 
-// Close closes the transaction and releases any pages it is using.
-func (t *Transaction) Close() {
-	t.db.removeTransaction(t)
-}
-
 // DB returns a reference to the database that created the transaction.
 func (t *Transaction) DB() *DB {
 	return t.db
 }
 
+// Writable returns whether the transaction can change data.
+func (t *Transaction) Writable() bool {
+	return t.writable
+}
+
 // Bucket retrieves a bucket by name.
 // Returns nil if the bucket does not exist.
 func (t *Transaction) Bucket(name string) *Bucket {
+	_assert(t.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
 	b := t.buckets.get(name)
 	if b == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) Bucket(name string) *Bucket {
 
 // Buckets retrieves a list of all buckets.
 func (t *Transaction) Buckets() []*Bucket {
+	_assert(t.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
 	buckets := make([]*Bucket, 0, len(t.buckets.items))
 	for name, b := range t.buckets.items {
 		bucket := &Bucket{bucket: b, transaction: t, name: name}
@@ -75,49 +83,263 @@ func (t *Transaction) Buckets() []*Bucket {
 	return buckets
 }
 
-// Cursor creates a cursor associated with a given bucket.
-// The cursor is only valid as long as the Transaction is open.
-// Do not use a cursor after the transaction is closed.
-func (t *Transaction) Cursor(name string) (*Cursor, error) {
-	b := t.Bucket(name)
-	if b == nil {
-		return nil, ErrBucketNotFound
+// CreateBucket creates a new bucket.
+// Returns an error if the transaction is read-only, if bucket already exists,
+// if the bucket name is blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
+func (t *Transaction) CreateBucket(name string) error {
+	_assert(t.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	if !t.writable {
+		return ErrTransactionNotWritable
+	} else if b := t.Bucket(name); b != nil {
+		return ErrBucketExists
+	} else if len(name) == 0 {
+		return ErrBucketNameRequired
+	} else if len(name) > MaxBucketNameSize {
+		return ErrBucketNameTooLarge
 	}
-	return b.cursor(), nil
-}
 
-// Get retrieves the value for a key in a named bucket.
-// Returns a nil value if the key does not exist.
-// Returns an error if the bucket does not exist.
-func (t *Transaction) Get(name string, key []byte) (value []byte, err error) {
-	c, err := t.Cursor(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	k, v := c.Seek(key)
-	// If our target node isn't the same key as what's passed in then return nil.
-	if !bytes.Equal(key, k) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return v, nil
-}
-
-// ForEach executes a function for each key/value pair in a bucket.
-// An error is returned if the bucket cannot be found.
-func (t *Transaction) ForEach(name string, fn func(k, v []byte) error) error {
-	// Open a cursor on the bucket.
-	c, err := t.Cursor(name)
+	// Create a blank root leaf page.
+	p, err := t.allocate(1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	p.flags = leafPageFlag
 
-	// Iterate over each key/value pair in the bucket.
-	for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
-		if err := fn(k, v); err != nil {
+	// Add bucket to buckets page.
+	t.buckets.put(name, &bucket{root: p.id})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CreateBucketIfNotExists creates a new bucket if it doesn't already exist.
+// Returns an error if the transaction is read-only, if the bucket name is
+// blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
+func (t *Transaction) CreateBucketIfNotExists(name string) error {
+	_assert(t.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	err := t.CreateBucket(name)
+	if err != nil && err != ErrBucketExists {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteBucket deletes a bucket.
+// Returns an error if the transaction is read-only or if the bucket cannot be found.
+func (t *Transaction) DeleteBucket(name string) error {
+	_assert(t.isOpen(), "transaction not open")
+	if !t.writable {
+		return ErrTransactionNotWritable
+	} else if b := t.Bucket(name); b == nil {
+		return ErrBucketNotFound
+	}
+
+	// Remove from buckets page.
+	t.buckets.del(name)
+
+	// TODO(benbjohnson): Free all pages.
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Commit writes all changes to disk and updates the meta page.
+// Read-only transactions will simply be closed.
+// Returns an error if a disk write error occurs.
+func (t *Transaction) Commit() error {
+	defer t.close()
+
+	// Ignore commit for read-only transactions.
+	if !t.writable {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// TODO(benbjohnson): Use vectorized I/O to write out dirty pages.
+
+	// Rebalance and spill data onto dirty pages.
+	t.rebalance()
+	t.spill()
+
+	// Spill buckets page.
+	p, err := t.allocate((t.buckets.size() / t.db.pageSize) + 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	t.buckets.write(p)
+
+	// Write dirty pages to disk.
+	if err := t.write(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Update the meta.
+	t.meta.buckets = p.id
+
+	// Write meta to disk.
+	if err := t.writeMeta(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Rollback closes the transaction and rolls back any pending changes.
+func (t *Transaction) Rollback() {
+	t.close()
+}
+
+func (t *Transaction) close() {
+	if t.writable {
+		t.db.rwlock.Unlock()
+	} else {
+		t.db.removeTransaction(t)
+	}
+
+	// Detach from the database.
+	t.db = nil
+}
+
+// isOpen returns whether the transaction is currently open.
+func (t *Transaction) isOpen() bool {
+	return t.db != nil
+}
+
+// allocate returns a contiguous block of memory starting at a given page.
+func (t *Transaction) allocate(count int) (*page, error) {
+	p, err := t.db.allocate(count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Save to our page cache.
+	t.pages[p.id] = p
+
+	return p, nil
+}
+
+// rebalance attempts to balance all nodes.
+func (t *Transaction) rebalance() {
+	for _, n := range t.nodes {
+		n.rebalance()
+	}
+}
+
+// spill writes all the nodes to dirty pages.
+func (t *Transaction) spill() error {
+	// Keep track of the current root nodes.
+	// We will update this at the end once all nodes are created.
+	type root struct {
+		node *node
+		pgid pgid
+	}
+	var roots []root
+
+	// Sort nodes by highest depth first.
+	nodes := make(nodesByDepth, 0, len(t.nodes))
+	for _, n := range t.nodes {
+		nodes = append(nodes, n)
+	}
+	sort.Sort(nodes)
+
+	// Spill nodes by deepest first.
+	for i := 0; i < len(nodes); i++ {
+		n := nodes[i]
+
+		// Save existing root buckets for later.
+		if n.parent == nil && n.pgid != 0 {
+			roots = append(roots, root{n, n.pgid})
+		}
+
+		// Split nodes into appropriate sized nodes.
+		// The first node in this list will be a reference to n to preserve ancestry.
+		newNodes := n.split(t.db.pageSize)
+		t.pending = newNodes
+
+		// If this is a root node that split then create a parent node.
+		if n.parent == nil && len(newNodes) > 1 {
+			n.parent = &node{transaction: t, isLeaf: false}
+			nodes = append(nodes, n.parent)
+		}
+
+		// Add node's page to the freelist.
+		if n.pgid > 0 {
+			t.db.freelist.free(t.id(), t.page(n.pgid))
+		}
+
+		// Write nodes to dirty pages.
+		for i, newNode := range newNodes {
+			// Allocate contiguous space for the node.
+			p, err := t.allocate((newNode.size() / t.db.pageSize) + 1)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Write the node to the page.
+			newNode.write(p)
+			newNode.pgid = p.id
+			newNode.parent = n.parent
+
+			// The first node should use the existing entry, other nodes are inserts.
+			var oldKey []byte
+			if i == 0 {
+				oldKey = n.key
+			} else {
+				oldKey = newNode.inodes[0].key
+			}
+
+			// Update the parent entry.
+			if newNode.parent != nil {
+				newNode.parent.put(oldKey, newNode.inodes[0].key, nil, newNode.pgid)
+			}
+		}
+
+		t.pending = nil
+	}
+
+	// Update roots with new roots.
+	for _, root := range roots {
+		t.buckets.updateRoot(root.pgid, root.node.root().pgid)
+	}
+
+	// Clear out nodes now that they are all spilled.
+	t.nodes = make(map[pgid]*node)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// write writes any dirty pages to disk.
+func (t *Transaction) write() error {
+	// Sort pages by id.
+	pages := make(pages, 0, len(t.pages))
+	for _, p := range t.pages {
+		pages = append(pages, p)
+	}
+	sort.Sort(pages)
+
+	// Write pages to disk in order.
+	for _, p := range pages {
+		size := (int(p.overflow) + 1) * t.db.pageSize
+		buf := (*[maxAllocSize]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(p))[:size]
+		offset := int64(p.id) * int64(t.db.pageSize)
+		if _, err := t.db.file.WriteAt(buf, offset); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Clear out page cache.
+	t.pages = make(map[pgid]*page)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// writeMeta writes the meta to the disk.
+func (t *Transaction) writeMeta() error {
+	// Create a temporary buffer for the meta page.
+	buf := make([]byte, t.db.pageSize)
+	p := t.db.pageInBuffer(buf, 0)
+	t.meta.write(p)
+
+	// Write the meta page to file.
+	t.db.metafile.WriteAt(buf, int64(p.id)*int64(t.db.pageSize))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +357,35 @@ func (t *Transaction) page(id pgid) *page {
 	return t.db.page(id)
 }
 
+// node creates a node from a page and associates it with a given parent.
+func (t *Transaction) node(pgid pgid, parent *node) *node {
+	// Retrieve node if it has already been fetched.
+	if n := t.nodes[pgid]; n != nil {
+		return n
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise create a branch and cache it.
+	n := &node{transaction: t, parent: parent}
+	if n.parent != nil {
+		n.depth = n.parent.depth + 1
+	}
+	n.read(t.page(pgid))
+	t.nodes[pgid] = n
+
+	return n
+}
+
+// dereference removes all references to the old mmap.
+func (t *Transaction) dereference() {
+	for _, n := range t.nodes {
+		n.dereference()
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range t.pending {
+		n.dereference()
+	}
+}
+
 // forEachPage iterates over every page within a given page and executes a function.
 func (t *Transaction) forEachPage(pgid pgid, depth int, fn func(*page, int)) {
 	p := t.page(pgid)
diff --git a/transaction_test.go b/transaction_test.go
index 4a7170c..880b299 100644
--- a/transaction_test.go
+++ b/transaction_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package bolt
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"testing/quick"
 
@@ -53,24 +55,11 @@ func TestTransactionCursorEmptyBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 		txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-		c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 		k, v := c.First()
 		assert.Nil(t, k)
 		assert.Nil(t, v)
-		txn.Close()
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that a Transaction returns a nil when a bucket doesn't exist.
-func TestTransactionCursorMissingBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-		c, err := txn.Cursor("woojits")
-		assert.Nil(t, c)
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-		txn.Close()
+		txn.Rollback()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +71,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorLeafRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{0})
 		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte{1})
 		txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-		c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 
 		k, v := c.First()
 		assert.Equal(t, string(k), "bar")
@@ -105,7 +93,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorLeafRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, k)
 		assert.Nil(t, v)
 
-		txn.Close()
+		txn.Rollback()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -117,8 +105,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorLeafRootReverse(t *testing.T) {
 		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{0})
 		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte{1})
 		txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-		c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 
 		k, v := c.Last()
 		assert.Equal(t, string(k), "foo")
@@ -140,7 +127,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorLeafRootReverse(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, k)
 		assert.Nil(t, v)
 
-		txn.Close()
+		txn.Rollback()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -152,8 +139,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorRestart(t *testing.T) {
 		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{})
 
 		txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-		c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 
 		k, _ := c.First()
 		assert.Equal(t, string(k), "bar")
@@ -167,7 +153,7 @@ func TestTransactionCursorRestart(t *testing.T) {
 		k, _ = c.Next()
 		assert.Equal(t, string(k), "foo")
 
-		txn.Close()
+		txn.Rollback()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -177,27 +163,27 @@ func TestTransactionCursorIterate(t *testing.T) {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
 			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
 			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value))
+				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
 			}
-			assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Commit())
+			assert.NoError(t, txn.Commit())
 
 			// Sort test data.
 			sort.Sort(items)
 
 			// Iterate over all items and check consistency.
 			var index = 0
-			txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-			c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			txn, _ = db.Transaction()
+			c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 			for k, v := c.First(); k != nil && index < len(items); k, v = c.Next() {
 				assert.Equal(t, k, items[index].Key)
 				assert.Equal(t, v, items[index].Value)
 				index++
 			}
 			assert.Equal(t, len(items), index)
-			txn.Close()
+			txn.Rollback()
 		})
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
 		return true
@@ -214,27 +200,301 @@ func TestTransactionCursorIterateReverse(t *testing.T) {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
 			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			rwtxn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
 			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value))
+				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
 			}
-			assert.NoError(t, rwtxn.Commit())
+			assert.NoError(t, txn.Commit())
 
 			// Sort test data.
 			sort.Sort(revtestdata(items))
 
 			// Iterate over all items and check consistency.
 			var index = 0
-			txn, _ := db.Transaction()
-			c, err := txn.Cursor("widgets")
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			txn, _ = db.Transaction()
+			c := txn.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 			for k, v := c.Last(); k != nil && index < len(items); k, v = c.Prev() {
 				assert.Equal(t, k, items[index].Key)
 				assert.Equal(t, v, items[index].Value)
 				index++
 			}
 			assert.Equal(t, len(items), index)
-			txn.Close()
+			txn.Rollback()
+		})
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
+		return true
+	}
+	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket can be created and retrieved.
+func TestTransactionCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		// Create a bucket.
+		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
+		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
+		assert.NotNil(t, b)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket can be created if it doesn't already exist.
+func TestTransactionCreateBucketIfNotExists(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
+		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
+
+		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
+		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
+		assert.NotNil(t, b)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket cannot be created twice.
+func TestTransactionRecreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		// Create a bucket.
+		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Create the same bucket again.
+		err = db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketExists)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket is created with a non-blank name.
+func TestTransactionCreateBucketWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		err := db.CreateBucket("")
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameRequired)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket name is not too long.
+func TestTransactionCreateBucketWithLongName(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		err := db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 255))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 256))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameTooLarge)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket can be deleted.
+func TestTransactionDeleteBucket(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		// Create a bucket and add a value.
+		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+
+		// Delete the bucket and make sure we can't get the value.
+		assert.NoError(t, db.DeleteBucket("widgets"))
+		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
+		assert.Nil(t, value)
+
+		// Create the bucket again and make sure there's not a phantom value.
+		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucket("widgets"))
+		value, err = db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, value)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket can return an autoincrementing sequence.
+func TestTransactionNextSequence(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.CreateBucket("woojits")
+
+		// Make sure sequence increments.
+		seq, err := db.NextSequence("widgets")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
+		seq, err = db.NextSequence("widgets")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, seq, 2)
+
+		// Buckets should be separate.
+		seq, err = db.NextSequence("woojits")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
+
+		// Missing buckets return an error.
+		seq, err = db.NextSequence("no_such_bucket")
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
+		assert.Equal(t, seq, 0)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that incrementing past the maximum sequence number will return an error.
+func TestTransactionNextSequenceOverflow(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(txn *Transaction) error {
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
+			b.bucket.sequence = uint64(maxInt)
+			seq, err := b.NextSequence()
+			assert.Equal(t, err, ErrSequenceOverflow)
+			assert.Equal(t, seq, 0)
+			return nil
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting into a bucket that doesn't exist.
+func TestTransactionPutBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with an empty key.
+func TestTransactionPutEmptyKey(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte(""), []byte("bar"))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
+		err = db.Put("widgets", nil, []byte("bar"))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with a key that's too large.
+func TestTransactionPutKeyTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		err := db.Put("widgets", make([]byte, 32769), []byte("bar"))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyTooLarge)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that an error is returned when deleting from a bucket that doesn't exist.
+func TestTransactionDeleteBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+		err := db.DeleteBucket("widgets")
+		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensure that a bucket can write random keys and values across multiple txns.
+func TestTransactionPutSingle(t *testing.T) {
+	index := 0
+	f := func(items testdata) bool {
+		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+			m := make(map[string][]byte)
+
+			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			for _, item := range items {
+				if err := db.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value); err != nil {
+					panic("put error: " + err.Error())
+				}
+				m[string(item.Key)] = item.Value
+
+				// Verify all key/values so far.
+				i := 0
+				for k, v := range m {
+					value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte(k))
+					if err != nil {
+						panic("get error: " + err.Error())
+					}
+					if !bytes.Equal(value, v) {
+						db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.single.db", 0666)
+						t.Fatalf("value mismatch [run %d] (%d of %d):\nkey: %x\ngot: %x\nexp: %x", index, i, len(m), []byte(k), value, v)
+					}
+					i++
+				}
+			}
+
+			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
+		})
+		index++
+		return true
+	}
+	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
+}
+
+// Ensure that a transaction can insert multiple key/value pairs at once.
+func TestTransactionPutMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(items testdata) bool {
+		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+			// Bulk insert all values.
+			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
+			for _, item := range items {
+				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
+			}
+			assert.NoError(t, txn.Commit())
+
+			// Verify all items exist.
+			txn, _ = db.Transaction()
+			for _, item := range items {
+				value := txn.Bucket("widgets").Get(item.Key)
+				if !assert.Equal(t, item.Value, value) {
+					db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.multiple.db", 0666)
+					t.FailNow()
+				}
+			}
+			txn.Rollback()
+		})
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
+		return true
+	}
+	if err := quick.Check(f, qconfig()); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\n")
+}
+
+// Ensure that a transaction can delete all key/value pairs and return to a single leaf page.
+func TestTransactionDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(items testdata) bool {
+		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
+			// Bulk insert all values.
+			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			txn, _ := db.RWTransaction()
+			b := txn.Bucket("widgets")
+			for _, item := range items {
+				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
+			}
+			assert.NoError(t, txn.Commit())
+
+			// Remove items one at a time and check consistency.
+			for i, item := range items {
+				assert.NoError(t, db.Delete("widgets", item.Key))
+
+				// Anything before our deletion index should be nil.
+				txn, _ := db.Transaction()
+				for j, exp := range items {
+					if j > i {
+						value := txn.Bucket("widgets").Get(exp.Key)
+						if !assert.Equal(t, exp.Value, value) {
+							t.FailNow()
+						}
+					} else {
+						value := txn.Bucket("widgets").Get(exp.Key)
+						if !assert.Nil(t, value) {
+							t.FailNow()
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				txn.Rollback()
+			}
 		})
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
 		return true