org.drools.runtime.process
Interface ProcessInstance

All Superinterfaces:
EventListener
All Known Subinterfaces:
WorkflowProcessInstance

public interface ProcessInstance
extends EventListener

A process instance represents one specific instance of a process that is currently executing. Whenever a process is started, a process instance is created that represents that specific instance that was started. It contains all runtime information related to that instance. Multiple process instances of the same process can be executed simultaneously. For example, consider a process definition that describes how to process a purchase order. Whenever a new purchase order comes in, a new process instance will be created for that purchase order. Multiple process instances (one for each purchase order) can coexist. A process instance is uniquely identified by an id. This class can be extended to represent one specific type of process, e.g. WorkflowProcessInstance when using a WorkflowProcess where the process logic is expressed as a flow chart.

See Also:
WorkflowProcessInstance

Field Summary
static int STATE_ABORTED
           
static int STATE_ACTIVE
           
static int STATE_COMPLETED
           
static int STATE_PENDING
           
static int STATE_SUSPENDED
           
 
Method Summary
 long getId()
          The unique id of this process instance.
 Process getProcess()
           
 String getProcessId()
          The id of the process definition that is related to this process instance.
 String getProcessName()
          The name of the process definition that is related to this process instance.
 int getState()
          The state of the process instance.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.drools.runtime.process.EventListener
getEventTypes, signalEvent
 

Field Detail

STATE_PENDING

static final int STATE_PENDING
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Constant Field Values

STATE_ACTIVE

static final int STATE_ACTIVE
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STATE_COMPLETED

static final int STATE_COMPLETED
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STATE_ABORTED

static final int STATE_ABORTED
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STATE_SUSPENDED

static final int STATE_SUSPENDED
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Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getProcessId

String getProcessId()
The id of the process definition that is related to this process instance.

Returns:
the id of the process definition that is related to this process instance

getProcess

Process getProcess()

getId

long getId()
The unique id of this process instance.

Returns:
the unique id of this process instance

getProcessName

String getProcessName()
The name of the process definition that is related to this process instance.

Returns:
the name of the process definition that is related to this process instance

getState

int getState()
The state of the process instance.

Returns:
the state of the process instance


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