Conversation.java

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package javax.enterprise.context;

/**
 * Defines the conversation instance contract for using
 * in the {@link ConversationScoped} webbeans components.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Please see the <b>8.5.4 Conversation context lifecycle</b> of the specification.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see ConversationScoped
 */
public interface Conversation
{
    /**
     * Starts new conversation.
     */
    public void begin();

    /**
     * Starts new conversation with the given id.
     * 
     * @param id conversation id.
     */
    public void begin(String id);

    /**
     * Ends of the conversation.
     */
    public void end();

    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if conversation is transient, 
     *         <code>false</code> if it is a long running conversation.
     */
    public boolean isTransient();

    /**
     * Gets conversation id.
     * 
     * @return conversation id
     */
    public String getId();

    /**
     * Returns conversation time out.
     * 
     * @return conversation timeout
     */
    public long getTimeout();

    /**
     * Sets conversation timeout in ms.
     * 
     * @param milliseconds timeout of the conversation
     */
    public void setTimeout(long milliseconds);

}