org.jbpm.workflow.instance
Interface NodeInstance

All Superinterfaces:

NodeInstance

public interface NodeInstance
extends NodeInstance

Represents a node instance in a RuleFlow. This is the runtime counterpart of a node, containing all runtime state. Node instance classes also contain the logic on what to do when it is being triggered (start executing) or completed (end of execution).

Method Summary

void	cancel()
Node	getNode() Return the node this node instance refers to.
ContextInstance	resolveContextInstance(String contextId, Object param)
void	trigger(NodeInstance from, String type)

Methods inherited from interface org.drools.runtime.process.NodeInstance

getId, getNodeId, getNodeInstanceContainer, getNodeName, getProcessInstance, getVariable, setVariable

Method Detail

trigger

void trigger(NodeInstance from,
             String type)

cancel

void cancel()

getNode

Node getNode()

Description copied from interface: NodeInstance

Return the node this node instance refers to. The node represents the definition that this node instance was based on.

Specified by:

getNode in interface NodeInstance

Returns:

the node this node instance refers to

resolveContextInstance

ContextInstance resolveContextInstance(String contextId,
                                       Object param)