org.camunda.bpm.engine.cdi.impl.context
Interface ContextAssociationManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContextAssociationManager

public interface ContextAssociationManager

Represents a means for associating an execution with a context.

This enables activiti-cdi to provide contextual business process management services, without relying on a specific context like i.e. the conversation context.

Author:

Daniel Meyer

Method Summary

void	disAssociate() Disassociates the current process instance with a context / scope
void	flushVariableCache() allows to flush the cached variables.
Map<String,Object>	getCachedVariables()
Map<String,Object>	getCachedVariablesLocal()
Execution	getExecution() get the current execution
String	getExecutionId()
Task	getTask() get the current task
Object	getVariable(String variableName) get a process variable
Object	getVariableLocal(String variableName) get a local process variable
void	setExecution(Execution execution) associate with the provided execution
void	setTask(Task task) set a current task
void	setVariable(String variableName, Object value) set a process variable
void	setVariableLocal(String variableName, Object value) set a local process variable

Method Detail

disAssociate

void disAssociate()

Disassociates the current process instance with a context / scope

Throws:

ProcessEngineException - if no process instance is currently associated

getExecutionId

String getExecutionId()

Returns:

the id of the execution currently associated or null

getExecution

Execution getExecution()

get the current execution

setExecution

void setExecution(Execution execution)

associate with the provided execution

setTask

void setTask(Task task)

set a current task

getTask

Task getTask()

get the current task

setVariable

void setVariable(String variableName,
                 Object value)

set a process variable

getVariable

Object getVariable(String variableName)

get a process variable

getCachedVariables

Map<String,Object> getCachedVariables()

Returns:

a map of process variables cached between flushes

setVariableLocal

void setVariableLocal(String variableName,
                      Object value)

set a local process variable

getVariableLocal

Object getVariableLocal(String variableName)

get a local process variable

getCachedVariablesLocal

Map<String,Object> getCachedVariablesLocal()

Returns:

a map of local process variables cached between flushes

flushVariableCache

void flushVariableCache()

allows to flush the cached variables.