org.springframework.webflow.RequestControlContext Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.springframework.webflow;
/**
* Mutable control interface used to manipulate an ongoing flow execution in the
* context of one client request. Primarily used internally by the various flow
* artifacts when they are invoked.
*
* This interface acts as a facade for core definition constructs such as the
* central Flow and State classes, abstracting
* away details about the runtime execution subsystem defined in the
* {@link org.springframework.webflow.execution} package.
*
* Note this type is not the same as the {@link FlowExecutionContext}. Objects
* of this type are request specific: they provide a control interface
* for manipulating exactly one flow execution locally from exactly one request.
* A FlowExecutionContext provides information about a single
* flow execution (conversation), and it's scope is not local to a specific
* request (or thread).
*
* @see org.springframework.webflow.Flow
* @see org.springframework.webflow.State
* @see org.springframework.webflow.execution.FlowExecution
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Erwin Vervaet
*/
public interface RequestControlContext extends RequestContext {
/**
* Record the last event signaled in the executing flow. This method will be
* called as part of signaling an event in a flow to indicate the
* 'lastEvent' that was signaled.
* @param lastEvent the last event signaled
* @see Flow#onEvent(FlowExecutionControlContext)
*/
public void setLastEvent(Event lastEvent);
/**
* Record the last transition that executed in the executing flow. This
* method will be called as part of executing a transition from one state to
* another.
* @param lastTransition the last transition that executed
* @see Transition#execute(TransitionableState, FlowExecutionControlContext)
*/
public void setLastTransition(Transition lastTransition);
/**
* Record the current state that has entered in the executing flow. This
* method will be called as part of entering a new state by the State type
* itself.
* @param state the current state
* @see State#enter(FlowExecutionControlContext)
*/
public void setCurrentState(State state);
/**
* Spawn a new flow session and activate it in the currently executing flow.
* Also transitions the spawned flow to its start state, which may be
* overridden by providing the optional state parameter. This method should
* be called by clients that wish to spawn new flows, such as subflow
* states.
* @param flow the flow to start, its start() method will be
* called
* @param input initial contents of the newly created flow session (may be
* null, e.g. empty)
* @return the selected starting view, which returns control to the client
* and requests that a view be rendered with model data
* @throws FlowExecutionException if an exception was thrown within a state of the
* flow during execution of this start operation
* @see Flow#start(FlowExecutionControlContext, AttributeMap)
*/
public ViewSelection start(Flow flow, AttributeMap input) throws FlowExecutionException;
/**
* Signals the occurence of an event in the current state of this flow
* execution request context. This method should be called by clients that
* report internal event occurences, such as action states. The
* onEvent() method of the flow involved in the flow
* execution will be called.
* @param event the event that occured
* @return the next selected view, which returns control to the client and
* requests that a view be rendered with model data
* @throws FlowExecutionException if an exception was thrown within a state of the
* flow during execution of this signalEvent operation
* @see Flow#onEvent(FlowExecutionControlContext)
*/
public ViewSelection signalEvent(Event event) throws FlowExecutionException;
/**
* End the active flow session of the current flow execution. This method
* should be called by clients that terminate flows, such as end states. The
* end() method of the flow involved in the flow execution
* will be called.
* @param output output produced by the session that is eligible for
* mapping by a resuming parent flow.
* @return the ended session
* @throws IllegalStateException when the flow execution is not active
* @see Flow#end(FlowExecutionControlContext, AttributeMap)
*/
public FlowSession endActiveFlowSession(AttributeMap output) throws IllegalStateException;
}