Generic Work Context Contract

A generic work context contract enables a resource adapter to control the contexts in which the Work instances submitted by it are executed by the application server's WorkManager. A Generic Work context mechanism also enables an application server to support new message inflow and delivery schemes. It also provides a richer contextual Work execution environment to the resource adapter while still maintaining control over concurrent behavior in a managed environment.

The Generic Work Context contract standardizes the following contexts: Transaction Context and Security Context.

Transaction Context

The transaction context between the resource adapter and the application server leverages the Generic Work Context mechanism by describing a standard WorkContext, the TransactionContext. It represents the standard interface that a resource adapter can use to propagate transaction context information from the EIS to the application server.

Security Context

The security context between the resource adapter and the application server leverages the Generic Work Context mechanism by describing a standard WorkContext, the SecurityContext, that can be provided by the resource adapter while submitting a Work for execution.

The SecurityContext provides a portable mechanism for the resource adapter to pass security context information to the application server. This work context enables an EIS or resource adapter to flow-in security context information while submitting a Work to a WorkContext for execution.

Work Security Map

A work security map matches EIS identities to the application server domain's identities.

Hints Context

The propagation of Quality of Service hints to a WorkManager for the execution of a Work instance is standardized through the HintsContext class. It provides a mechanism for the resource adapter to pass quality-of-service metadata to the WorkManager during the submission of a Work instance. The application server can use the specified hints to control the execution of the Work instance.