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package javax.faces.flow;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.el.MethodExpression;
import javax.faces.application.NavigationCase;
import javax.faces.lifecycle.ClientWindow;
/**
* Flow is the runtime
* representation of a Faces Flow. Once placed into service by the
* runtime, an instance of this class is immutable. The implementation
* must be thread-safe because instances will be shared across all
* usages of the flow within the application.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract class Flow {
//
/**
* Return the immutable id for this
* Flow. This must be unique within the defining document (such as
* an Application Configuration Resources file), but need not be
* unique within the entire application.
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract String getId();
/**
* Return the immutable application unique
* identifier for the document in which the argument flow is defined.
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract String getDefiningDocumentId();
/**
* Return the immutable id for the
* default node that should be activated when this flow is
* entered.
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract String getStartNodeId();
/**
* Return the {@code MethodExpression}
* that must be called by the runtime as the last thing that happens
* before exiting this flow. Any {@link FlowScoped} beans declared
* for this flow must remain in scope until after control returns
* from the method referenced by this {@code MethodExpression}.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract MethodExpression getFinalizer();
/**
* Return the {@code MethodExpression}
* that must be called by the runtime immediately after activating
* any {@link FlowScoped} beans declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract MethodExpression getInitializer();
//
//
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing the inbound parameters that have been declared for
* this flow. See {@link FlowHandler#transition} for the
* specification of how these parameters are used. Inbound
* parameters are associated with a specific flow instance, while
* outbound parameters are associated with a {@link FlowCallNode}
* that causes the transition to a new flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract Map getInboundParameters();
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing all of the view nodes declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract List getViews();
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing all of the return nodes declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract Map getReturns();
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing all of the switch nodes declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract Map getSwitches();
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing all the flow call nodes declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract Map getFlowCalls();
/**
* Return the {@link FlowCallNode} that
* represents calling the {@code targetFlow} from this flow, or
* {@code null} if {@code targetFlow} cannot be reached from this
* flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract FlowCallNode getFlowCall(Flow targetFlow);
/**
* Return an immutable data structure
* containing all the method call nodes declared for this flow.
*
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract List getMethodCalls();
//
//
public abstract FlowNode getNode(String nodeId);
public abstract Map> getNavigationCases();
//
//
/**
* Obtain the current {@link
* javax.faces.lifecycle.ClientWindow} from the {@link
* javax.faces.context.ExternalContext}. Get the window's id and
* append "_" and the return from {@link #getId}. Return the result.
*
* @since 2.2
*/
public abstract String getClientWindowFlowId(ClientWindow curWindow);
//
}