anchor.diff:                      undefined -> ignore;
                       _ -> binary_to_term(BClock)
               end,
  -    Properties = case antidote_pb_codec:decode(txn_properties, BProperties) of
  -             {} -> [];
  -             Prop -> Prop
  -         end,
  +    Properties = antidote_pb_codec:decode(txn_properties, BProperties),
       Response = antidote:start_transaction(Clock, Properties),
       case Response of
           {ok, TxId} ->
  
positive.code:                     undefined -> ignore;
                      _ -> binary_to_term(BClock)
              end,
      Properties = case antidote_pb_codec:decode(txn_properties, BProperties) of
               {} -> [];
               Prop -> Prop
           end,
      Updates = lists:map(fun(O) ->
                                  antidote_pb_codec:decode(update_object, O) end,
                          BUpdates),
  
negative.code:                     undefined -> ignore;
                      _ -> binary_to_term(BClock)
              end,
      Properties = antidote_pb_codec:decode(txn_properties, BProperties),
      Objects = lists:map(fun(O) ->
                                  antidote_pb_codec:decode(bound_object, O) end,
                          BoundObjects),
  