workitemconsumer.java

一个工作流设计及定义的系统,可以直接与数据库结合进行系统工作流程的定义及应用.

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 * $Id: WorkItemConsumer.java,v 1.4 2005/03/21 15:38:38 jmettraux Exp $
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// WorkItemConsumer.java
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package openwfe.org.engine.listen;

import openwfe.org.OpenWfeException;
import openwfe.org.engine.workitem.WorkItem;


/**
 * A listener cares about listening, a consumer cares about using what a 
 * listener just listened
 *
 * <p><font size=2>CVS Info :
 * <br>$Author: jmettraux $
 * <br>$Date: 2005/03/21 15:38:38 $
 * <br>$Id: WorkItemConsumer.java,v 1.4 2005/03/21 15:38:38 jmettraux Exp $ </font>
 *
 * @author [e-mail]
 */
public interface WorkItemConsumer
{

    /**
     * Use the workitem : for an engine consumer it simply means find
     * the concerned expression and 'reply' to it with the workitem.
     * For a worklist consumer, give the workitem to the store where
     * it should go
     *
     * @return an id or something useful for the reply...
     */
    public Object use (WorkItem wi) throws OpenWfeException;

}