com.bea.wlpi.server.plugin
Interface ActionContext

public interface ActionContext

Provides run-time context and services to plugin actions. The framework passes an instance of this interface to the PluginAction.execute(com.bea.wlpi.server.plugin.ActionContext, com.bea.wlpi.server.common.ExecutionContext) method.

Since:

WebLogic Process Integrator 2.0

Author:

Copyright © 2000, 2001 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

See Also:

PluginAction, ActionInfo

Method Summary

int	executeSubActionList(int index, ExecutionContext context) Iterate through a list of sub-actions, executing each in turn.
java.lang.String	getActionId() Return the ID that uniquely identifies this action.
java.lang.String	instantiateWorkflow(ExecutionContext context, java.lang.String orgID, java.lang.String templateID, VariableInfo[] initialValues, java.util.Map pluginData) Create a new workflow instance.
java.lang.String	instantiateWorkflow(ExecutionContext context, java.lang.String orgID, java.lang.String templateID, VariableInfo[] initialValues, java.util.Map pluginData, boolean start) Create a new workflow instance.
java.lang.String	startWorkflow(ExecutionContext context, java.lang.String instanceID, com.bea.wlpi.server.eventprocessor.EventData eventData) Start a previously instantiated workflow.

Method Detail

executeSubActionList

public int executeSubActionList(int index,
                                ExecutionContext context)
                         throws WorkflowException

Iterate through a list of sub-actions, executing each in turn. The index value identifies which sub-action list to execute. If an exception occurs, invoke the current error handler.

Parameters:

index - The index of the sub-action list to execute. It equates to the index in the classNames member of the corresponding ActionInfo.

context - The execution context passed by the caller.

Returns:

Indicates whether (and how) to continue subsequent processing: ExecutionContext.CONTINUE or ExecutionContext.STOP. If the return value is other than ExecutionContext.CONTINUE, the caller must return immediately, passing on this return value.

Throws:

WorkflowException -

getActionId

public java.lang.String getActionId()

Return the ID that uniquely identifies this action. This ID is required to support asynchronously executed callbacks to plugin-defined actions: the ID must be passed to the Worklist.response(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String) method.

Returns:

String The action's unique node ID.

instantiateWorkflow

public java.lang.String instantiateWorkflow(ExecutionContext context,
                                            java.lang.String orgID,
                                            java.lang.String templateID,
                                            VariableInfo[] initialValues,
                                            java.util.Map pluginData)
                                     throws WorkflowException

Create a new workflow instance.

Parameters:

context - The execution context passed by the caller.

orgID - The ID of the organization in which to instantiate the workflow.

templateID - The ID of the workflow template to instantiate.

initialValues - Initial values for workflow variables.

pluginData - A collection of plugin-defined instance data. The map is keyed on plugin name, and each element is a plugin-defined instance datum.

Returns:

A response string as described under Worklist.taskExecute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String). The caller can perform a SAX parse of this XML document to obtain the instanceID and templateDefinitionID of the new instance.

Throws:

WorkflowException - if the workflow could not be instantiated.

instantiateWorkflow

public java.lang.String instantiateWorkflow(ExecutionContext context,
                                            java.lang.String orgID,
                                            java.lang.String templateID,
                                            VariableInfo[] initialValues,
                                            java.util.Map pluginData,
                                            boolean start)
                                     throws WorkflowException

Create a new workflow instance.

Parameters:

context - The execution context passed by the caller.

orgID - The ID of the organization in which to instantiate the workflow.

templateID - The ID of the workflow template to instantiate.

initialValues - Initial values for workflow variables.

pluginData - A collection of plugin-defined instance data. The map is keyed on plugin name, and each element is a plugin-defined instance datum.

start - true to start the new workflow instance immediately, false to leave it suspended.

Returns:

A response string as described under Worklist.taskExecute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String). The caller can perform a SAX parse of this XML document to obtain the instanceID and templateDefinitionID of the new instance, or the instance ID if the start == false.

Throws:

WorkflowException - if the workflow could not be instantiated.

Since:

WebLogic Integration 2.1

See Also:

startWorkflow(ExecutionContext, String, EventData)

startWorkflow

public java.lang.String startWorkflow(ExecutionContext context,
                                      java.lang.String instanceID,
                                      com.bea.wlpi.server.eventprocessor.EventData eventData)
                               throws WorkflowException

Start a previously instantiated workflow. The workflow must have been instantiated in the suspended state.

Parameters:

context - The execution context passed by the caller.

instanceID - The ID of the workflow instance to start.

eventData - The event data to present to the called start nodes.

Returns:

A response string as described under Worklist.taskExecute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String).

Throws:

WorkflowException - if the workflow instance could not be found, or is already started.

Since:

WebLogic Integration 2.1

See Also:

instantiateWorkflow(ExecutionContext, String, String, VariableInfo[], Map, boolean)