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package org.ikasan.spec.flow;


/**
 * Interface for classes capable of invoking a specified FlowElement with the specified FlowEvent
 * 
 * @author Ikasan Development Team
 */
public interface FlowElementInvoker
{
    /**
     * Invokes the specified FlowElementwith the specified FlowEvent
     *
     * @param flowEventListener
     * @param moduleName
     * @param flowName
     * @param flowInvocationContext
     * @param flowEvent argument for the FlowElement's component
     * @param flowElement for invocation
     * @return FlowElement for subsequent execution
     */
    FlowElement invoke(FlowEventListener flowEventListener, String moduleName, String flowName, FlowInvocationContext flowInvocationContext,
            FlowEvent flowEvent, FlowElement flowElement);

    /**
     * Override the calls to the context invocation
     */
    void setIgnoreContextInvocation(boolean ignoreContextInvocation);
}