org.imixs.workflow.plugins
Class AbstractPlugin

java.lang.Object
  org.imixs.workflow.plugins.AbstractPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.imixs.workflow.Plugin

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractPlugin, ApplicationPlugin, HistoryPlugin, LogPlugin, LucenePlugin, ResultPlugin

public abstract class AbstractPlugin
extends Object
implements org.imixs.workflow.Plugin

This abstract class implements different helper methods used by subclasses

Version:

1.1

Author:

Ralph Soika

See Also:

WorkflowManager

Field Summary

org.imixs.workflow.WorkflowContext

ctx

Fields inherited from interface org.imixs.workflow.Plugin

PLUGIN_ERROR, PLUGIN_OK, PLUGIN_WARNING

Constructor Summary

AbstractPlugin()

Method Summary

String	formatItemValues(Collection aItem, String aSeparator, String sFormat) this method formats a string object depending of an attribute type.
void	init(org.imixs.workflow.WorkflowContext actx)
String	replaceDynamicValues(String aString, org.imixs.workflow.ItemCollection documentContext) this method parses a string for xml tag .

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.imixs.workflow.Plugin

close, run

Field Detail

ctx

public org.imixs.workflow.WorkflowContext ctx

Constructor Detail

AbstractPlugin

public AbstractPlugin()

Method Detail

init

public void init(org.imixs.workflow.WorkflowContext actx)
          throws Exception

Specified by:

init in interface org.imixs.workflow.Plugin

Throws:

Exception

replaceDynamicValues

public String replaceDynamicValues(String aString,
                                   org.imixs.workflow.ItemCollection documentContext)
                            throws Exception

this method parses a string for xml tag . Those tags will be replaced with the corresponding item value. hello namCreator Item values can also be formated. e.g. for date/time values Last access Time= $created If the itemValue is a multiValue object the single values can be spearated by a separator Phone List: txtPhones

Throws:

Exception

formatItemValues

public String formatItemValues(Collection aItem,
                               String aSeparator,
                               String sFormat)
                        throws Exception

this method formats a string object depending of an attribute type. MultiValues will be separated by the provided separator

Throws:

Exception