org.jwarp.flow.process
Interface ITransition

All Superinterfaces:

IWorkflowObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

Transition

public interface ITransition

extends IWorkflowObject

Field Summary

static int	ACTIVE Constant indicating that the transitions is firing, that means executing.
static int	BLOCKED Constant indicating that this transition can not fire.
static int	COMPLETED Constant indicating that the transition has fired successfully.
static int	CREATED Constant indicating that this transition is not yet initialised.
static int	READY Constant indicating that the transition is ready to fire, but was not activated yet for execution.

Method Summary

java.util.Date	getCreationDate() Returns the creation date/time of this transition.
java.util.Date	getEndDate() Returns the end date/time of this transition (if available).
java.util.Date	getStartDate() Returns the start date/time of this transition.
int	getStatus() Get the current status.
void	init(IWorkflowContext workflow, IState[] states) Return the states that resultet from executon of this transition.
void	run() Executes the transition

Methods inherited from interface org.jwarp.flow.IWorkflowObject

getDescription, getID, getName

Field Detail

CREATED

public static final int CREATED

Constant indicating that this transition is not yet initialised.

BLOCKED

public static final int BLOCKED

Constant indicating that this transition can not fire.

READY

public static final int READY

Constant indicating that the transition is ready to fire, but was not activated yet for execution.

ACTIVE

public static final int ACTIVE

Constant indicating that the transitions is firing, that means executing.

COMPLETED

public static final int COMPLETED

Constant indicating that the transition has fired successfully.

Method Detail

init

public void init(IWorkflowContext workflow,
                 IState[] states)

Return the states that resultet from executon of this transition. Tzhis is only available if the transition finished executing.

Returns:

The next state instance or null

run

public void run()
         throws TransitionException,
                TransitionInitException

Executes the transition

Throws:

TransitionException -

TransitionInitException -

getStatus

public int getStatus()

Get the current status.

Returns:

the current status

getStartDate

public java.util.Date getStartDate()

Returns the start date/time of this transition.

Returns:

start date

getEndDate

public java.util.Date getEndDate()

Returns the end date/time of this transition (if available).

Returns:

end date

getCreationDate

public java.util.Date getCreationDate()

Returns the creation date/time of this transition.

Returns:

creation date