org.jwarp.flow.security
Interface IParticipant

All Superinterfaces:

IWorkflowObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

Participant

public interface IParticipant

extends IWorkflowObject

Participant are the basic entitiy types such as a machine, a computer or a himan being.

Version:

1.0

Author:

A. Tresch

Field Summary

static short	ENTITIY_HUMAN Participant type: human
static short	ENTITIY_MACHINE Participant type: machine
static short	ENTITY_EXTERNAL Participant type: external to the workflow system

Method Summary

int	getEntityType() Returns the type of the participant.
IWorkflowSystem	getWorkflowSystem() Return the corresponding workflow system (if any).

Methods inherited from interface org.jwarp.flow.IWorkflowObject

getDescription, getID, getName

Field Detail

ENTITIY_MACHINE

public static final short ENTITIY_MACHINE

Participant type: machine

ENTITIY_HUMAN

public static final short ENTITIY_HUMAN

Participant type: human

ENTITY_EXTERNAL

public static final short ENTITY_EXTERNAL

Participant type: external to the workflow system

Method Detail

getEntityType

public int getEntityType()

Returns the type of the participant.

Returns:

The type

getWorkflowSystem

public IWorkflowSystem getWorkflowSystem()

Return the corresponding workflow system (if any).

Returns:

the workflow syastem or null