org.imixs.workflow

Interface ModelManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ModelService

public interface ModelManager

The interface ModelManager manages instances of a Model. A Model instance is uniquely identified by the ModelVersion. The ModelManager is used by the WorkflowKernel to manage the workflow of a workitem.

By analyzing the workitem model version the Workflowkernel determines the corresponding model and get the Tasks and Events from the model to process the workitem and assign the workitem to the next Task defined by the Model.

Author:

rsoika

See Also:

Model

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addModel(Model model) Adds a new Model to the ModelManager.
Model	getModel(String version) Returns a Model by version.
Model	getModelByWorkitem(ItemCollection workitem) Returns a Model matching a given workitem.
void	removeModel(String version) Removes a Model from the ModelManager

Method Detail

getModel

Model getModel(String version)
        throws ModelException

Returns a Model by version. The method throws a ModelException in case the model version did not exits.

Parameters:

version -

Returns:

Model

Throws:

ModelException

addModel

void addModel(Model model)
       throws ModelException

Adds a new Model to the ModelManager.

Parameters:

model -

Throws:

ModelException

removeModel

void removeModel(String version)

Removes a Model from the ModelManager

Parameters:

version -

getModelByWorkitem

Model getModelByWorkitem(ItemCollection workitem)
                  throws ModelException

Returns a Model matching a given workitem. The method throws a ModelException in case the model version did not exits.

Parameters:

version -

Returns:

Model

Throws:

ModelException