net.officefloor.frame.api.manage
Interface WorkManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

WorkManagerImpl

public interface WorkManager

Interface to manage a particular Work.

Author:

Daniel Sagenschneider

Method Summary

TaskManager	getTaskManager(String taskName) Obtains the TaskManager for the named Task.
String[]	getTaskNames() Obtains the names of the TaskManager instances managed by this WorkManager.
Class<?>	getWorkParameterType() Obtains the parameter type for invoking the Work.
ProcessFuture	invokeWork(Object parameter) Invokes a new instance of Work which is done within the Office.

Method Detail

getWorkParameterType

Class<?> getWorkParameterType()
                              throws NoInitialTaskException

Obtains the parameter type for invoking the Work.

Returns:

Parameter type for invoking the Work. Will be null if no parameter to the Work.

Throws:

NoInitialTaskException - If Work does not have an initial Task.

invokeWork

ProcessFuture invokeWork(Object parameter)
                         throws NoInitialTaskException,
                                InvalidParameterTypeException

Invokes a new instance of Work which is done within the Office.

Parameters:

parameter - Parameter for the first Task of the Work.

Returns:

ProcessFuture to indicate when the ProcessState executing the Work has completed.

Throws:

NoInitialTaskException - If Work does not have an initial Task.

InvalidParameterTypeException - Should the parameter be of incorrect type for the initial Task.

getTaskNames

String[] getTaskNames()

Obtains the names of the TaskManager instances managed by this WorkManager.

This allows to dynamically manage this WorkManager.

Returns:

Names of the TaskManager instances managed by this WorkManager.

getTaskManager

TaskManager getTaskManager(String taskName)
                           throws UnknownTaskException

Obtains the TaskManager for the named Task.

Parameters:

name - Name of the Task.

Returns:

TaskManager for the named Task.

Throws:

UnknownTaskException - If unknown Task name.