org.jboss.portal.cms.workflow
Interface ApprovePublish

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApprovePublishImpl

public interface ApprovePublish

Created on : Dec 19, 2006

Author:

Sohil Shah - sohil.shah@jboss.com

Method Summary

java.util.Collection	getAllPendingInQueue() Retrieves a queue of unapproved content for everything in the CMS.
java.util.Set	getManagers() Returns role names of Roles that are designated to be Managers in this workflow.
java.util.Collection	getPendingQueue(java.lang.String filePath) Retrieves a queue of unapproved content associated with the specified file in the CMS
void	processManagerResponse(long processId, java.lang.String manager, boolean approved) Called when a manager either approves or rejects the publishing of a specific content to go live
void	processManagerResponse(long processId, java.lang.String manager, java.lang.String modifiedContent) Called when a manager either approves the publishing of a specific content to go live, but at the same time adds his/her own modifications to the original content
long	requestApproval(Content content) Called when content is added to the CMS, and needs to be approved by the managers before it can be published to go live

Method Detail

requestApproval

long requestApproval(Content content)
                     throws WorkflowException

Called when content is added to the CMS, and needs to be approved by the managers before it can be published to go live

Parameters:

content -

Returns:

returns the process id of the workflow process set in motion

Throws:

WorkflowException

processManagerResponse

void processManagerResponse(long processId,
                            java.lang.String manager,
                            boolean approved)
                            throws WorkflowException

Called when a manager either approves or rejects the publishing of a specific content to go live

Parameters:

processId -

manager - userId of the manager

approved - true if approved, false if rejected

Throws:

WorkflowException

processManagerResponse

void processManagerResponse(long processId,
                            java.lang.String manager,
                            java.lang.String modifiedContent)
                            throws WorkflowException

Called when a manager either approves the publishing of a specific content to go live, but at the same time adds his/her own modifications to the original content

Parameters:

processId -

manager - userId of the manager

approved - true if approved, false if rejected

Throws:

WorkflowException

getPendingQueue

java.util.Collection getPendingQueue(java.lang.String filePath)
                                     throws WorkflowException

Retrieves a queue of unapproved content associated with the specified file in the CMS

Parameters:

filePath -

Returns:

Throws:

WorkflowException

getAllPendingInQueue

java.util.Collection getAllPendingInQueue()
                                          throws WorkflowException

Retrieves a queue of unapproved content for everything in the CMS.

Returns:

Throws:

WorkflowException

getManagers

java.util.Set getManagers()

Returns role names of Roles that are designated to be Managers in this workflow. Managers approve/deny all content publish requests before the content goes live in the CMS

Returns:

a Set of role names